When a member of Parliament acts as a designated spokesperson for the government, that means the department acts as the support mechanism for the communications activities, so there is in fact a direct link between the minister acting as a spokesperson and his or her designate. In this instance, and we have had a look at a number of these activities, members of Parliament who were not acting as designated spokespersons are not supported or covered by the communications and federal identity policy.
On November 3rd, 2009. See this statement in context.