Generally, where a member is concerned with a reply to written questions, they are expected to raise it with the Minister first—Speakers' ruling 196/4. However, when an answer commences with an unnecessary political attack on another party and especially when the matter has been raised in the past, it is reasonable that a member raises it directly with the Speaker. For the sake of clarity I am now ruling that such matters may be brought immediately to the Speaker's attention without raising them with the Minister first. 