Mr BEAZLEY —Prime Minister, do you recollect me asking you last week this question: is it true that your own government members' task force on taxation, which you have touted as a great community consultative vehicle on your tax changes, was told not to make recommendations to the government? Do you recollect responding `no' to that question? Prime Minister, why have you misled the House?

Mr HOWARD (Prime Minister) —Mr Speaker, I have now had an opportunity to check the question that was asked. The situation is that I had given no such direction. That was the basis of my answer. I have not misled the House.

Mr Beazley —On a point of order, I seek leave to move that so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition moving that this House censures the Prime Minister for having misled it when he denied that the government members' task force had been instructed to bring forth no recommendations.

Mr SPEAKER —Is leave given?

Mr Reith —Let's do it after question time.

Mr Beazley —OK; that is fine.