ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:10): My question is to the Treasurer. How can the Treasurer guarantee that the PPP for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will be best value for money when he told the house yesterday that cabinet decided to use a PPP before it even received the final cost or tenders?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education) (15:10): I am not quite sure I understand the import of the member for Davenport's question. The cabinet made an assessment at the time based upon what would represent best value for money, either a government-funded finance project or a PPP. Cabinet came to a determination that a PPP would be the way of achieving best value for money. I have complete confidence in that decision.