Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister is not responsible for the opinions of other members of parliament, particularly those on the back bench. Therefore, how on earth can he answer these questions and why on earth would anyone expect the member for Warringah or any other member to make notes of their discussions with other members of parliament and provide them to the Prime Minister? Allowing this question to be asked sets a very dangerous precedent, because it means that the Prime Minister is apparently responsible for private conversations between individual members of parliament, and that is obviously not in order.

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