Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

We've been over this before. I can see the Manager of Opposition Business finds the issue frustrating but the Practice does make very clear that the Prime Minister can refer a question to any minister and that's longstanding practice. Even if members may think the Prime Minister is better placed to answer it, it doesn't alter the fact that he has that right, and that is a very long standing convention that's written up in the Practice. The Leader of the House has the call.

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