Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Yes. But I think the problem with that question is that the Deputy Prime Minister can only be responsible for his portfolio area; he can't answer with respect to other ministers' responsibilities.

An honourable member interjecting—

He is the Deputy Prime Minister. The big point is he's not the Prime Minister. That's the point. The Prime Minister can be asked anything, and every other minister can only be asked—so it's an unbridgeable gap, I have to say. I'll go to the next question.

An honourable member interjecting—

A little bit of time for reflection is often good; that's all. The Leader of the Opposition on a point of order?

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