House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Automotive Industry AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (14:50): Supplementary, sir: my question is to the Minister for Manufacturing. If he is so concerned with federal funding to the automotive industry, why was he and every minister in the government silent when former prime minister Gillard axed the $500 million green car innovation fund, an initiative of prime minister Kevin Rudd to fund the motor industry— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I think we've got— Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Mr HAMILTON-SMITH: Why was he silent then? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Waite is called to order for the manner of asking that question. Does the Minister for Manufacturing wish to answer? The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly Newland Minister for Manufacturing Minister for Small Business The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Small Business) (14:51): Yes, sir. I wasn't the minister then, sir. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Waite is warned for the first time, and the member for Davenport is on the precipice. The member for Mount Gambier.