John Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek your assistance under standing order 105(b) in respect of questions that have appeared in my name on the Notice Paper this year. Specifically, I refer to question Nos 2998 and 2999 to the Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Treasurer respectively on 7 February; on 8 February, question No. 3005 to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; on 9 February, question Nos 3013 to the Prime Minister, 3014 to the Treasurer and 3016 to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; question No. 3125 to the Prime Minister on 27 February; question No. 3127 on 28 February to the Minister for Health and Ageing; question No. 3159 on 1 March to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; and question No. 3172 on 2 March to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Because it is more than 60 days since they appeared on the Notice Paper, I would be grateful if you would seek reasons for the delay in replying to these questions.

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