Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Written responses

The PRESIDENT (12:29): Regarding questions and answers today: Ms Patten to the Minister for Roads, Ms Symes, two days, question and supplementary; Mr Barton to the Premier, two days, question and supplementary; Mr Finn to environment, Mr Leane, question and supplementary, two days; Mr Grimley, two days, question and supplementary, Ms Stitt; and the last, Mr Bourman to the minister for environment, Mr Leane, two days, question and supplementary.

Mr Davis: On a point of order, President, my two questions were quite specific. I asked in the first question for the year to 30 June the number of hang-ups that occurred, and indeed then for four years of those hang-ups, at ESTA. The minister says she does not have the data, but the board minutes for the agency that she administers show that they have the data. She can obtain the data.

Mr Gepp: On the point of order, President, there was no point of order there. It was just Mr Davis jumping to his feet and repeating the question from earlier. There is no point of order.

The PRESIDENT: Mr Davis, I was listening very carefully and I knew you were going to come up with something after the end of question time. I am sorry to say it, but I was listening very carefully and I think the minister has provided the answer. Whether you like it or do not like it is a different story.

Mr Davis: I have documentary proof that an agency she administered—

The PRESIDENT: We are starting to debate. I do not want to get involved in this.