House debates

Monday, 1 June 2009

Questions to the Speaker

Question Time

4:03 pm

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I refer to your ruling on my question without notice of last Thursday to the Deputy Prime Minister seeking an explanation of her position in relation to cuts to Medicare funding of IVF given she had previously tabled petitions containing more than 1,300 signatures opposing cuts to Medicare funding. I refer the Speaker to the rulings made by Speaker Hawker on questions to Deputy Prime Minister Vaile—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! I have indicated that I will take questions on administration. I will not revisit procedural questions.

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, if not in this House, in what forum can the Deputy Prime Minister be held accountable for her misleading more than 1,300 people in her position on IVF?

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Pyne interjecting

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! The member for Cook will resume his seat. I say to the Manager of Opposition Business that I did not think it was a very good question because it was completely out of order.

Photo of Ms Julie BishopMs Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

Ms Julie Bishop interjecting

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is warned.