Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister can refer the question to the minister. The question is: how? In the way prime ministers always have. I think the point I'd make is that the Prime Minister can refer questions to other ministers and, providing that's conveyed to me, I don't need any great formality about it. I think I can tell that it's being referred. The minister has the call.

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