Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek your assistance under standing order 105(b) in relation to question 4982, which first appeared on the Notice Paper on 7 December 2006. Would you write to the relevant minister and seek the reason for the delay in responding to this question?

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

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

John Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I too seek your assistance under standing order 105(b) regarding questions 5716 and 5718 on 9 May, questions 5730 and 5735 on 10 May, questions 5759 and 5762 on 22 May, questions 5765 through to 5768 on 23 May, questions 5778 through to 5782 and 5784 through to 5789 on 24 May, questions 5841 through to 5843 on 29 May—

Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Crean interjecting

John Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

and—yes, Simon, on my birthday, 31 May—questions 5901, 5902, 5903 and 5904. Mr Speaker, I would grateful if you could round up those indolent ministers and get answers from them because it is getting late in the day for this parliament. It is unsettling for my constituents that they have not got answers.

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

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

Jennie George (Throsby, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Heritage) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, under the same standing order, could you please expedite a reply to my questions 5322 and 5325 of 6 February.

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

I thank the member for Throsby and I will follow up her request.