Julia Irwin (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on 1 December last year, over six months ago, I asked you a question related to the practice outlined on page 689 of House of Representatives Practice whereby the Speaker presents a schedule listing government responses to House of Representatives and joint standing committee reports to the House and, subsequently, the Leader of the House presents a list of parliamentary committee reports showing the stage reached with a government response in each case. Last December, you replied to my question with the assurance that you would follow up the matter and report shortly. I remain interested in the response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs report, Roads to recovery, which was undertaken over two parliaments and tabled in September 2003. I would appreciate, Mr Speaker, your advice on the progress in presenting the schedule of outstanding committee reports to the House.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Fowler. I think she is anticipating some papers that I will be presenting very shortly.