House debates Questions to the Speaker

Questions in Writing

Monday, 27 November 2006 House of Representatives

John Murphy

John Murphy Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition

3:27 pm

I request a modicum of assistance under standing order 105(b), Mr Speaker. On question No. 3997 of 4 September to the Prime Minister—and I am sure that, if he read the Australian on Saturday, he would give me an answer—question No. 4083 of 5 September, question No. 4170 of 7 September, question Nos 4334 and 4335 of 12 September and question Nos 4686 and 4687 of 14 September, I would be grateful if you would write to the Prime Minister and the ministers seeking reasons for the delay in replying to those questions, particularly to the first one I mentioned, the question to the Prime Minister.

David Hawker

David Hawker Speaker

I thank the member for Lowe, and I will follow up his request.