PRIORITY BUS LANES

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:44): Thank you, Madam Speaker, I appreciate that protection. My supplementary question is to the Minister for Transport Services.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot hear the member. The acoustics are really good in this place. I would like to put a reduction on here. I can pick up your conversations and I will be able to tell you afterwards what you have been talking about so please keep your voices down; very interesting conversations. Member for Bragg.

Ms CHAPMAN: My supplementary question is, what consultation was undertaken with the businesses affected by the Grenfell and Currie streets bus lane changes?

The SPEAKER: I will count that as a question.

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services) (15:45): I did meet with the mayor on a number of occasions to discuss this particular matter. He, in his own right, with the council, consulted businesses and we, also as a department, consulted businesses. The overwhelming response that we had in terms of these bus priority lanes was an extremely positive one. The people who live and work and do business along those stretches of the city want to see them operating as best as possible. I have only praise for this idea. I defend what we are doing. I do not think it needs to be defended and, unfortunately for the member for Bragg, this is just another opportunity for the member to talk something good down. In the entire time—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.C. FOX: —that I have been doing this job—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Morialta, order!

The Hon. C.C. FOX: In the entire time that I have been doing this job, I have never, not once have I heard, one idea, not one suggestion, not one shred of vision from the member for Bragg or, indeed, any of her team, for the future of public transport in this city—not once.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Ashford.