Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Well, you've just got to listen. I was talking about the last one.

Opposition members interjecting—

I can rule very quickly if members on my left want me to. The last question contained a lot of argument and imputation. I could have struck out quite a lot of it if I'd followed the rules strictly. You've only got to match some of the rhetoric with the specific subsections of the standing orders to do that. I think that's beyond argument. This question was more specific, but it essentially asked the same question that was there, with a long preamble, the last time. The Prime Minister has referred to his previous answer, and I think he was specific. He might not have given you the answer you want, but it's certainly directly relevant to the question. I'm listening closely to the Prime Minister.

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