Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I won't report back. I can report now. I do say to ministers that they can't invite a member to do something that they're not able to do under the standing orders. They simply can't do that in question time or in any other part of the day, so what I am seeking to do is to avoid that happening. It has happened from time to time since question time was invented, but it's better if it doesn't happen. And I should say that the tone of questions is also reflective of that sentiment.

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