Ms LEY (Farrer—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Can the Acting Prime Minister confirm that state Labor governments have entered into contracts to extend the lives of coal-fired power stations into the 2040s? The SPEAKER: I'll hear from the Leader of the House. Mr Burke: Contracts entered into by the federal government, or between a state and federal government, would always be in order, but I'm not sure how any minister here is meant to be responsible for contracts that states undertake that have no connection with the Commonwealth. The SPEAKER: The question didn't go to the responsibilities of the government or the Acting Prime Minister. It's more of an awareness question. To give the deputy opposition leader a fair go, she can maybe just rephrase it so that it is the responsibility of the Acting Prime Minister. If we open this box up, you'd have quite a long bow then; you could ask any leader regarding what a state government had done or hadn't done. I want to make sure all questions are within order and everyone gets a fair go. Perhaps if we could rephrase the question just to make sure it is within the responsibility of the Acting Prime Minister, so it can get through. Ms LEY: My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Given the government's responsibility for the National Energy Market, which includes coordination with state Labor governments, can the Acting Prime Minister confirm that state Labor governments have entered into contracts to extend the lives of coal-fired power stations into the 2040s? The SPEAKER: That question is within order.