House debates Questions to the Speaker

Questions in Writing

Tuesday, 25 February 2014 House of Representatives

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer

3:11 pm

Madam Speaker, my question to you is under standing order 105, which stipulates that if a reply has not been received within 60 days to a question appearing on the Notice Paper the member may ask you to write to the relevant minister asking for an explanation. In accordance with this standing order, I ask you to write to the Treasurer seeking an explanation as to why he has not answered the following questions: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

3:10 pm

I thank the member for his advice and I will so write.

Kelvin Thomson

Kelvin Thomson Wills, Australian Labor Party

3:12 pm

Madam Speaker, I also have a question to you pursuant to standing order 105(b) in relation to replies not being received within 60 days after the question appearing on the Notice Paper. I ask you to write to the Treasurer seeking reasons for the delay in answering question No. 6 concerning foreign investors in property, question No. 7 concerning non-Australian students being permitted to buy Australian properties, and question No. 9 concerning action the government might take to combat multinational tax avoidance.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

3:13 pm

I take note of the member's question and will deal with it in accordance with standing order 105.

Amanda Rishworth

Amanda Rishworth Kingston, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health

My question to you, Madam Speaker, is also under standing order 105. I would ask you to write to the Minister for Health asking for the reason that he has not answered my question on the Notice Paper for more than 60 days, that being question No. 16 about whether or not he has met with Health Workforce Australia.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

I reply to the member in similar terms as previously.