Government Advertising

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:06): My question is again to the Premier. As the government is now undertaking a second round of advertising for its energy plan at a cost to taxpayers of more than $2 million, what assurance can the Premier give that the approval of this advertising did not also breach government guidelines?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for the Arts) (15:06): We don't concede that it breached government guidelines—

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Point of order: standing order number 97, the framing of that question is completely out of order.

The SPEAKER: Can I hear the question again?

Mr MARSHALL: He has given the answer, sir.

The SPEAKER: I have to give the opposition some leeway to include a fact or two in their questions, but there are styles of asking questions that tend to waste the house's time, and I pulled the leader up about that on Tuesday. Leader.