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Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (14:57): Supplementary, Madam Speaker—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms CHAPMAN: —I think that the minister misunderstood the question. I am happy to re-read the question, without the explanation, because my question was—

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: Order! There is one point of order.

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: That is not a supplementary question: that is a short speech.

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms CHAPMAN: I will await your ruling, Madam Speaker.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Bragg, repeating the question is not a supplementary question. The minister can choose to answer the question as she chooses, and she has answered it.

Ms CHAPMAN: My supplementary is, then: will the minister read the Hansard and, if she is satisfied that the original question in fact was of a general nature and, if so, provide an answer to the house?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Transport Services.

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services) (14:58): Thank you, Madam Speaker. As always, I try to please; and, indeed, member for Bragg I will read the Hansard.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Reynell.