Ms PLIBERSEK (Sydney—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:00): My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to an FOI request about paid parental leave submitted to the Treasurer's office when he was social services minister. This request was rejected because it would have taken four days to consider the 550 pages of insults in which the Treasurer or his colleagues described working women as double dippers, fraudsters and rorters. Will he now apologise for describing working mums in such abusive and disrespectful terms? The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House on a point of order. Mr Pyne: The standing orders are pretty straightforward about questioning ministers on their previous roles, which they no longer hold, as a minister. As the Treasurer is not responsible anymore for social security, how could he be asked that question? Ms Macklin interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Jagajaga is warned! I want to hear the Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. Mr Burke: Ministers are asked when an FOI is put forward as to whether or not they are going to release the information. As Treasurer, that request would have gone directly to him. If you would prefer the question to be redirected to the Minister for Social Services then that can be done as well, but it is certainly the case that the Treasurer, as Treasurer, has made decisions on exactly this matter. The SPEAKER: The question was about the minister's previous portfolio. I could, on a very strict basis, rule it as being out of order. What I will allow, given it is Monday and it is the start of a sitting fortnight, is an opportunity for the member for Sydney to rephrase the question. There will be one opportunity. Ms PLIBERSEK: I will redirect the question. My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer to a freedom of information request about paid parental leave. This request was rejected because it would have taken four days to consider the 550 pages of insults in which the Treasurer or his colleagues described working women as double dippers, fraudsters and rorters. Will the social services minister apologise on behalf of the government for describing working mums in such abusive and disrespectful terms? (Time expired)