House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Employment Figures Employment Figures Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Employment Figures Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:14): My question is to the Premier. How does the Premier justify his claim that the number of jobs in renewable energy is increasing when figures produced by the ABS show direct employment in renewable energy activities has fallen from 1,950 in— The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Point of order, sir: standing order 97. The member for Stuart does not have leave to introduce facts into his question. Members interjecting: Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: Point of order, sir— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, I am thinking about this point of order. Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: It is a frivolous point of order because you have previously ruled that that very point of order is bogus. The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, I do not require any help from the member for Wright. There has been this tendency of the opposition to load up their facts at the front instead of at the back and not seek leave for an explanation. The explanation seems to come at the front— The Hon. T.R. Kenyon House of Assembly The Hon. T.R. Kenyon: Which is the upper house way. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: —which is, as the member for Newland interjects— Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: Out of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: —out of order, of course; the member for Unley is quite right. The upper house does it that way and it would be a bad thing if that were introduced, in my opinion, in this chamber. So, the member for Stuart has asked a question. I think we were pretty clear on— Mr van Holst Pellekaan House of Assembly Mr van Holst Pellekaan: No. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No? You did not get to the question? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Could the member for Stuart just ask a question? Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Yes, sir. In line with your order, you will notice that the facts are at the very end of the question, which is exactly what you asked for. How does the Premier justify his claim that the number of jobs in renewable energy is increasing when the figures produced by the ABS show direct employment in renewable energy activities has fallen from— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No; the way the question is asked is out of order. The member for Ashford.