Thursday, 2 May 2019

Written responses

The PRESIDENT (12:34): As far as today’s questions go, can I thank Minister Pulford for her—

Mr Davis: On a point of order, President, I was just troubled by the response by the Minister for Health on community health centres—

Members interjecting.

Mr Davis: No, I just want to make one point. The minister is responsible under the administrative orders for the Health Services Act 1988.

The PRESIDENT: Mr Davis, maybe you should listen to what I was about to say, and then you might not need to make this point of order, for the expediency of the house.

Mr Davis: Well, I just think it is important that community health centres are clearly in the purview of the minister, including in division 6 of that act, which she is responsible for.

The PRESIDENT: Thank you for your assistance. As far as today’s questions go, I will ask Minister Mikakos if she could give written responses to both Ms Crozier’s questions within the standing orders, which require one day, and I thank her for that. Can I thank Minister Pulford for her commitment to get answers from the Minister for Public Transport for both Mr Quilty’s two questions and Mr Barton’s two questions. Can I also thank Mr Jennings for his commitment to get Mr Meddick a written response, as per the standing orders, from the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. I want to thank Ms Symes for her commitment to Mr O’Donohue to get him a written response on his first substantive question.

Ms Crozier: On a point of order, President, thank you for clearly understanding in relation to the question I asked, but as Mr Davis raised in his point of order, Ms Mikakos, as she well knows, has clear responsibility for community health centres. I would ask, by leave, that if she would like to come back and answer the question, I would be very happy for her to provide those answers to the house today rather than waiting for three weeks.

The PRESIDENT: I am sorry, question time is finished. I have asked Minister Mikakos to supply written answers to Ms Crozier’s questions within one business day, in accordance with the standing orders.