Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

What was that comment? Order! Before we continue, I think that all of us should take a collective deep breath. I think that this illustrates the fact that perhaps both sides are not quite used to the fact that they have swapped sides and that there is not a real will to change the nature of question time. If members of the House are aggrieved, they might think about whether they would like the Procedure Committee to look at these matters. I remind the House that the standing orders say a lot about questions. They make one particular statement about answers, and that is on relevance. The relevance does not have to be interpreted by some specificity in the eyes of the questioner, and that has been the case for a long time. The Prime Minister will respond to the question and we will get to the conclusion of his answer.

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