House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Public Transport Public Transport The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Public Transport The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:35): My question is for the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Why does the minister persist in telling South Australians that public transport patronage is down when his own budget papers show that Adelaide Metro patronage is at record levels and forecast patronage will continue to rise? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly Schubert Minister for Transport Minister for Planning Public Transport The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:36): The information that I have received, which has been made public, shows that, in the three years to 2017, we have seen a drop in total patronage, across our network, of— Members interjecting House of Assembly Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister has the call. The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —500,000 people. That is the information that I have been supplied. It is supplied to me by the people who collect the information, and I am confident of its veracity and accuracy.