Public Service Accommodation

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:46): My question, again, is to the Minister for Planning. Is the government now considering putting government tenants into the Walker Corporation building to be constructed next to Parliament House?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:46): We have been asked this many times, and the answer remains the same. I have to say that the government chooses its tenancies on the basis of what is the best value for money for the taxpayer and how best can we get outcomes for our employees and, quite frankly, I think the whole line of questioning is probably not really achieving anything, because the government has been—

Ms Chapman: A simple question: are you considering it or not?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The government does not have plans, other than the current tenancies we have in place now. If they change, we will inform the house in the budget process.