Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): Mr Speaker, I have a supplementary question to the Prime Minister based on the answer that she has just given. The arrangement between Senator Brown and the Prime Minister requires the Prime Minister to discuss and negotiate any planned legislation. Given the answer that she just given to the question that she has just had, I ask the Prime Minister: why hasn't she discussed this legislation, if it so important, with Senator Brown? Mr Danby interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Melbourne Ports will leave the chamber for one hour under 94(a). He will consult with the member for Bowman about timing again. Before giving the call to the Minister for Health and Ageing, who I appreciate has approached the dispatch box with a point of order, can I say to some of her frontbench colleagues that I would prefer that, if they have comments about proceedings and they worry about whether they are in order, they take points of order. Ms Roxon: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order. I am simply asking whether it is appropriate within the standing orders to ask a supplementary question which is not related to the question that was originally asked. The SPEAKER: Order! I refer members to the comments I made about what I believe to be permissible in supplementary questions and, on that basis, I rule the supplementary question out of order, but I do note that a point has been made, and in other jurisdictions it probably would open the door for a supplementary. But I do not think it is consistent with those views I outlined initially regarding what I would allow for supplementaries. Mr Pyne: On the point of order, Mr Speaker, and on the ruling you have just made, I wish to clarify that because that is a departure from the standing orders—with great respect to your ruling. Standing order 101(b) says: … allow supplementary questions to be asked to clarify an answer to a question asked during Question Time … That is why the Leader of the Opposition couched his supplementary question in reference to the Prime Minister's answer that she has given to the member for Solomon. As a consequence, I would put it to you that it is very much in order. The SPEAKER: I have ruled. I say to my learned friend again: I take on board his comments but I have set down some principles about supplementary questions and I believe that my ruling is aligned with those comments. Perhaps we should all revisit them. Again, I stress that a point was made in the point of order.