Speaker’s Rulings — Oral Questions—Length of Answers

Members, yesterday I commented that several answers from Ministers were far too long. I remind you that Standing Order 396(2) states that answers should be concise and confined to the subject matter of the question. Speakers’ rulings 204/1 through to 204/4 are also relevant. Where I deem an answer to a question asked by a member from the Minister’s own party to be too long, curtailing supplementary questions may be a consequence.