My Big Fat Upper Barrakka Wedding

Ah, it's my favourite time of the week again: parliamentary question time!

In the old days, MPs used to ask such boring questions. Like: how much did you spend on this? How many applications were received for the tender to that? And what are the chances of being infected with H5N1 through exposure to illegal immigrants who broke out of the Hal Safi detention to have a meal at KFC?

Fortunately, today's generation of MPs have much more varied interests. Like Dr Jason Azzopardi (left), who deemed it a matter of extreme urgency to ask Environment Minister George Pullicino the following, earth-shattering question:

How many weddings were held at the Upper Barrakka last year?

Naturally I awaited the answer with bated breath. And George Pullicino did not disappoint: Only one wedding was held at the Upper Barrakka, my dear Jason, he said. There were two applications, but one was withdrawn at the eleventh hour.

Gee. My life is so much richer now that I am privy to this sensational piece of information. So my only complaint is that there were no follow-on questions from our intrepid investigative Member of Parliament. Like: whose wedding was it? What was the bride wearing? Who provided the catering? Did anyone get food poisoning? And, most important of all... WHY WASN'T I INVITED?

Maybe next week...

(Oh, and while I'm on the subject of asking questions... How much do our MPs get paid again?)