Mr BOWEN (McMahon) (14:23): My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his answer in the House last week that it is not possible to say how much the budget deficit had been blown out as a result of the government's changes in economic assumptions in the midyear forecast. I also refer the Treasurer to pages 29 and 30 of that forecast, which actually outline a $5.7 billion blow-out driven by his changes to economic assumptions. Why did the Treasurer mislead the House? The SPEAKER: The honourable member will rephrase his question. The last part of his question is not within the standing orders. He knows that if he wants to make that there are other forms of the House to do it. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. My understanding of practice is that to use whether someone deliberately misled and to take into account the entire context of the question is what is before us at this moment— Mr Pyne: Rubbish! Mr Burke: That is exactly what practice says, and the Leader of the House knows it. Madam Speaker, if it is asked in the form of a question there must be a context which is asking whether or not this is so. It cannot be seen as an allegation. It is a question. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order, and I have said to the member for McMahon that he may rephrase his question so that it may be answered. Mr BOWEN: Madam Speaker, my question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his answer in the House last week that it is not possible to say how much the budget deficit had been blown out as a result of his changes to economic forecasts in the outlook. I also refer the Treasurer to pages 29 and 30 of the outlook, which actually show a $5.7 billion blow-out driven by his changes to assumptions. Why has the Treasurer not come into the House to correct his mistake?