Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I ask Senator Faulkner the same question, which is in relation to questions on notice Nos 751, 885, 887, 903, 926, 949, 950, 978, 1012, 1013 and 1032. I thank the minister for some late responses that I have received over the last couple of days.

John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Let me say, first of all, in relation to the notice that was provided by Senator Ronaldson—and I appreciate him doing so—on Thursday, the last sitting day of last week: of those 22 questions requested by Senator Ronaldson, I make the point that six were not in my primary portfolios or portfolios that I represent. For example, I say—through you, Mr Deputy President—to Senator Ronaldson: question 887 is a question directed to the Minister for Health and Ageing.

Regardless of that point, which is nevertheless worth making, I can inform Senator Ronaldson that, by the end of today, 18 of the 22 questions that he has identified will in fact have answers tabled. I can in fact say to the Senate in relation to these 22 questions that answers for 14 have already been tabled. I indicate to the Senate that I am advised that an additional four questions are with the Senate Table Office awaiting some form of departmental documentation to complete that tabling today. I hope that is of assistance to Senator Ronaldson.