Question Time

EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Employment. As the government promised an extra 100,000 jobs by 2016, why does the government's budget employment growth forecast indicate that only 58,000 jobs will be created between 2010 and 2016, not the 100,000 jobs as promised?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:27): As I said in the last question—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: —you have to have a goal. Our goal is to create 100,000 jobs. If you do not even know where you want to go, you are never going to get anywhere.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Pederick: All those mining apprentices.

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Hammond, want to take another walk? No birthday cake today; you'll go for the whole of question time. The member for Light.