Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I am sure the member for Lalor would be well aware that the areas that she has asked about are specifically matters to do with the Minister for Health and Ageing. I have, for almost an hour now, been happy to answer questions generally in the department of health, but I thank her for asking questions specifically in my areas of responsibility so that we could have a useful exchange in this part of the parliamentary process. But, for those areas which are the particular responsibility of the minister for health, such as nutrition, obesity and the like and the cancer-screening program to which she has referred, I am happy to refer those matters to the minister for health. How he chooses to respond to the member for Lalor is best placed in his hands.

Proposed expenditure agreed to.

Defence Portfolio

Proposed expenditure, $17,540,556,000.

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