Robert Oakeshott (Lyne, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There seems to be some emerging mythology that during question time the crossbench is only allowed one supplementary question per week. I would ask if you could clarify that with the Speaker himself. Extra supplementaries were part of the Speaker's changes. I would ask for that to be clarified for the House. My recollection is different to what seems to be emerging.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I may be able to assist the House by pointing out that in fact Speaker Slipper came into the House and added to a statement he had already made to the House about supplementary questions and made it perfectly clear in that statement that crossbench members were entitled to one supplementary question each week.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

For clarification for the member for Lyne, I will seek clarification from the Speaker.