House debates Questions to the Speaker
Questions in Writing
Matt Keogh Burt, Australian Labor Party
3:11 pm
Mr Speaker, in accordance with standing order 105(b), I ask that you write to the Prime Minister seeking reasons for the delay in answering questions in writing. It's been 310 days since I wrote to the Prime Minister—
Tony Smith Speaker
3:12 pm
The member for Burt will resume his seat. We'll get the numbers, yes. Thank you. I'm just going to say to the member for Burt a couple of things. If I'm addressing the House, it's important that he waits. He will always get the call. But he'll particularly get the call if he follows the established practice—and he might seek some advice from the Manager of Opposition Business—of letting me know that he's going to seek the call after question time.
Unidentified interjection - Hansard doesn't record who said this
An honourable member interjecting—
Tony Smith Speaker
It was your error? Okay, that's all right. Throw you out under 94(a)? Okay, then. I wondered why you were trying to get my eye!