Mr FITZGIBBON (Hunter) (14:38): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Minister, given the Prime Minister's failure to rule out a GST on food, just how much will a lamb roast cost with the introduction of a GST? Mr Pyne: Madam Speaker, on a point of order: there is no proposal before anyone in this parliament to increase the GST; therefore, that is a hypothesis on a hypothesis and should not be allowed as a question in this place. The SPEAKER: The member for Hunter on the point of order? Mr FITZGIBBON: What question can we ask in this place, if we cannot ask a responsible minister about the impact of a policy proposal on the price of food for Australian families— The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat. The Leader of the House? Mr Pyne: Madam Speaker, on a serious note: there is no proposal. How can the Minister for Agriculture comment on a matter which, therefore, is not within his portfolio responsibilities? The SPEAKER: Both members will resume their seat. I am tempted to rule the question out on the basis that it is silly. But on the basis that— Mr FITZGIBBON: Madam Speaker— The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat. Mr FITZGIBBON: This is a very serious business, Madam Speaker. The SPEAKER: You could have fooled me. I said the member will resume his seat. I call the Minister for Agriculture.