House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Legislative Council President Legislative Council President Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Legislative Council President Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:14): My question is to the Minister for Regional Development. Is he concerned that the attack on the President of the other place by a member of the Labor Party undermines the Premier's commitment to deliver the most stable government possible? Members interjecting: The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly Frome Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government Legislative Council President The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government) (14:14): Thank you, Mr Speaker. As everybody knows, we wait for the call from the Speaker, and that's what I was waiting for. First up, to the honourable Leader of the Opposition: yes, I am disappointed in what has happened in the upper house, but we shouldn't talk about what happens in the other place. I made a decision with the Premier to form a stable government. I see no issues with the current government at the moment and its stability. What happens in the upper house is not my concern. However, there has been in this house over many years issues similar to this here, and it will happen again, but I am very comfortable. I have not been informed— Mr Whetstone House of Assembly Mr Whetstone: Did you write that answer, Jay? The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly The Hon. G.G. BROCK: —of any instability in the government of the day, and I am continuing to support it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Chaffey is called to order. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Point of order: I think the member for Chaffey interjected, 'Did you write that out, Jay?' for the answer there. My point of order is that it is an offensive assertion that has been made against the Minister for Regional Development. Mr Gardner House of Assembly Mr Gardner: Sir, this is bogus. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta is on thin ice. I will take advice. Would the member for Chaffey care to withdraw the offensive imputation that the Premier wrote the Minister for Regional Development's answer? Mr WHETSTONE House of Assembly Mr WHETSTONE: I withdraw. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you very much, member for Chaffey. Supplementary from the leader.