John Hogg (President) Share this | Hansard source

Order! There is no point of order. On the occasion of the last sitting week I took time to remind both sides of the chamber about the need to have questions that conform with the standing orders. On that occasion I said I believed there was a lot left to be desired in the questions complying and conforming to the standing orders. I do not want to be pulling every question up. That is not going to assist the process. I am very tolerant of the questions that are asked and I am endeavouring to give as much leeway as humanly possible. But I remind both sides, again, of the questions that are asked in this place, their conformity with standing orders and that they are being asked to the appropriate minister. I cannot direct to whom the questions are asked, so I ask the minister to continue with his answer and draw the minister’s attention to the question and to that part of the question that he may wish—