Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek your assistance under standing order 105. I have four outstanding questions from December last year that the government still refuses to answer with respect to the Bali nine. The question numbers are 2927 through to 2930. I have already asked for your assistance once and you have written to the ministers, but I have still received no answer from the four ministers to which those questions are directed.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Gellibrand. I will follow up her request.

Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, my question goes to the standing orders—namely, standing order 105(b). It goes to the accountability of ministers to the House and the requirement to answer, within 60 days, questions placed on notice. I seek your assistance in pursuing the following ministers with respect to questions placed on notice by me. Firstly, from 17 November 2004, there is question No. 48, to the Prime Minister; question No. 51, to the Prime Minister; question No. 52, to the Prime Minister; and question No. 53, to the Prime Minister. I then go to 7 March 2005: question No. 644, to the Prime Minister. From 10 March 2005 there is question No. 782, to the Prime Minister. I then go to 10 May 2005: question No. 1166, to the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, it continues, Mr Speaker. I take you to 9 February 2006: question No. 2986, to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. I then go to a range of other outstanding questions which, frankly, it is about time we were given some assistance with because these are questions raised not only in relation to our own portfolios but also on behalf of constituents and their best interests.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member will come to the questions.

Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I go to 27 March 2006, and I seek an answer to question No. 3180. Finally, I go to 22 May 2006 and question No. 3530, to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Mr Speaker, in accordance with the standing orders, I seek your assistance in enabling me to carry out my duties as a member of the House.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Batman. I will follow up his request.