VICTORIA PARK REDEVELOPMENT

Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:02): My question is to the Premier. Did he bludgeon Labor MPs into initial support for and then opposition to the Victoria Park grandstand, and is there one rule for the member for Adelaide and another rule for other MPs?

The SPEAKER: Order! That question clearly contains debate.

Mr PISONI: I am sorry: clearly contains what, sir?

The SPEAKER: Order! The question clearly contains debate. If the member for Unley wants to ask a question concerning Victoria Park he needs to rephrase it so that it does not contain debate.

Mr PISONI: Premier, is there one rule—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right! I am happy to go to the next question and then give the member for Unley the call afterwards.

Mr PISONI: No; I am fine, thank you, sir. Premier, is there one rule for the member for Adelaide and another rule for other Labor MPs? On 24 October 2008, regarding the Victoria Park development put forward by the Premier and Treasurer, a Labor MP was quoted as follows:

We have been bludgeoned into submission. There was one rule for the ministry and another for us. We had a gutful—

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Unley will take his seat. It is not an explanation to quote excerpts from the press. That does nothing to explain the question. I have let it go once but I am not going to let it go on and on.

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:04): I am delighted to answer this question, if it was a question. It was a bit hard to understand, there seemed to be a bit of a problem with the English. We said right from the start that we would never legislate to impose a grandstand on Victoria Park. That is what I promised this parliament and that is what I delivered. I do not tend to use bludgeons on anybody, only a rapier on my opponents.