Modbury Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): My supplementary is to the Premier.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is a delicate fellow and he cannot abide this background noise. The leader has the call.

Mr MARSHALL: Hear, hear! Thank you, sir. My supplementary is to the Premier. Has either the member for Newland or the member for Florey made representations to the government regarding the restoration of emergency surgery to Modbury Hospital?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:22): I am in regular communication with our backbenchers and, indeed, I am also in regular discussion with members on the other side of the chamber and they tell me some very interesting things. They tell me some very interesting things, and their representations are not limited to health care either. I am in regular dialogue with the member for Florey, the member for Newland and other members about the quality of healthcare services in our state and, in particular, Modbury Hospital. We continue to put at the heart of our thinking high-quality health care and excellence in relation to health care.

The SPEAKER: Before we get to the supplementary, the member for Morialta needs to know that the Speaker is not impressed with a point of order against a minister's answer that has not got beyond 'it galls me'; there has to be a bit more than that.