Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I can see this is a point of concern. The Treasurer was asked, 'What is the figure; what is the cost?' and the Leader of the Opposition is desperate to have that—

If you stop talking over me, I'll deal with your point of order! The Treasurer has said—and I've listened carefully to his answer—that it's not a costed figure because it's not in the budget. That's his answer. You've asked a question, 'What is the figure,' and he's answering that, and he's saying why it's not in the budget. So he is being directly relevant. We're just going to make sure he's being directly relevant. And it is hard for me because I'd like him to give a figure. I'd like a yes or no answer. It would make my job a lot easier. But that's not what's in the standing orders. We've all got to operate together under the standing orders—to respect the standing orders. I'm asking ministers to respect the standing orders, and I'm asking opposition members to respect the standing orders.

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