House Chairperson, I am not standing to dispute your ruling. You have absolute right to make and to reserve your ruling and to go back to Hansard and to make a ruling here as well. I respect that.
However, House Chairperson, with due respect, in the rule book it does not give you the power to order the Minister not to answer a question; that part needs to be fulfilled by the Minister, otherwise freedom of speech and our role to keep the Minister accountable is being undermined.
So, I respect your ruling. However, I would request that the Minister be ordered to answer the question as per the Rules of the House. Thank you very much.