MANUFACTURING WORKS

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (14:41): In light of the minister's answer, could I ask him how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since the Manufacturing Works program was introduced by the government 12 months ago?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Small Business) (14:41): What I do know is that, if you accepted the proposition of the Leader of the Opposition that government should get out of the way, nothing would have happened. Nothing would have happened and the situation would have been a lot worse.

Mr PISONI: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley.

Mr PISONI: The minister is not responsible for the Leader of the Opposition and, consequently, is entering debate.

The SPEAKER: That's correct. The supplementary, however, was only tenuously cognate with the answer. The leader.