BUS CONTRACTS

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:57): I have a supplementary. Is the Minister for Transport Services suggesting that the bus operators get a 16 per cent payment? Do they get an 8 per cent validation payment as per the letter from Mr Hook and do they then get an 8 per cent bonus as per what the minister said on public radio on 16 April, when she said, 'When the operator correctly sells tickets to people then they receive an 8 per cent bonus'? Are there two 8 per cent payments or one?

The SPEAKER: Order! That was a very provocative question, member for MacKillop.

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services) (14:57): Eight per cent is 8 per cent and 16 per cent is 16 per cent. I was talking about eight.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.C. FOX: For the purposes of the member for MacKillop, if he requires clarification, 16 is eight times two. I am just talking about—

An honourable member: Come on, Chloe. You can do better than that. You are an embarrassment.

The SPEAKER: Order!