Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Manager of Opposition Business for that assistance. We'll deal with the Leader of the Opposition's point of order and the Leader of the House's response. Obviously, there was a question in there, but all speakers since the beginning of question time have never confined the answer, because the standing orders require the Prime Minister be—

You've raised the point of order. I'm dealing with your point of order, Leader of the Opposition, so there's no point yelling at me. The standing orders provide for the Prime Minister to be directly relevant. If you would like a yes/no answer or you would like a direct answer, I don't have the powers to direct the Prime Minister to do that. All members, I think, are aware of that. The Prime Minister is talking about exactly what he was asked about, so he is being directly relevant. He has the call.

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