Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

On that point, I cannot instruct a minister how to answer a question. The question was quite specific and it is difficult to rule material extraneous to such an answer, but I do call the minister and say that direct relevance is a stricter test than relevance, and there has been some time for context, so I ask the minister to turn to the question. But I remind senators I cannot instruct a minister how to answer a question, and that includes whether a one-word answer would be appropriate.