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The rules of Question Period should be reformed. The Government should be required to answer questions put by the opposition parties.Obviously, the speaker could allow a wide range of discussion by Ministers on what constitutes an answer. However, the speaker should not allow the Government to campaign for election, grandstand, attack the opposition parties or ask questions of the opposition. The Speaker of the House is there to do a job and these things should be out of order. There should be a requirement to stay on topic and answer the question!