John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I note that the minister spent most of his answer not answering the questions that I asked. Nevertheless, I do acknowledge that the minister has given a commitment that he will come back and answer the substantive question that I asked. I would ask the minister if he could do that as quickly as possible—and certainly, I would hope, before the close of business today.

As a supplementary question, I ask that the minister also seek advice—if he is unable to answer in question time today—as to whether, given that the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are key customers for ONA reporting, the government will now assess whether ONA alerted them in a full and timely manner about concerns relating to the oil for food program.