the standing orders of the national parliament of solomon islands

17(5) After the Minister has given an answer to a question any Member mayput supplementary questions to him for the purpose of elucidating hisanswer but the Speaker shall refuse to allow a supplementary questionto be answered, if in his opinion it introduces matter which is not relatedto the original question or answer or which infringes any of theprovisions of order 19 or order 22.(6) A Member shall not address Parliament on a question and a questionshall not be made a pretext for a debate.(7) If a Member is not present to ask his question when his name is called,the question shall be postponed until the next question day.PART GSTATEMENTS AND RAISING OF MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE24. STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS(1) A Minister who wishes to make a statement on some public matter forwhich the Government is responsible shall inform the Speaker of hiswish before the beginning of the sitting at which he wishes to make thestatement.(2) No debate may arise on such statement but the Speaker may in hisdiscretion allow short questions to be put to the Minister making thestatement for the purpose of elucidating it.25. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE(1) A Member who wishes to raise a matter which he believes affects theprivileges of Parliament may, not later than the day before the sitting atwhich he wishes to raise the matter, inform the Speaker of his wish,stating the facts to which he wishes to draw attention.(2) When a Member is called by the Speaker to raise a matter of privilege heshall briefly state the facts to which he wishes to draw the attention ofParliament and the grounds on which he believes that those facts affectthe privilege of parliament.(3) The Speaker shall then state whether in his opinion the matter may ormay not affect the privilege of Parliament.(4) If the opinion of the Speaker is that the matter raised may affect theprivilege of Parliament a Member may without notice move a motionbased on that matter of privilege and the motion shall be debatedforthwith and in priority to any business arranged in accordance withthe provisions of order 15.