Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government
4:03 pm
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—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! I have indicated that I will take questions on administration. I will not revisit procedural questions.
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government
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?
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Mr Pyne interjecting
Harry Jenkins Speaker
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.
Ms Julie Bishop Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Ms Julie Bishop interjecting