BEULAH PARK FIRE STATION

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:25): By way of supplementary question, I understood the minister to say that she has consistently said there would be an increase in staff in the north east, yet in answer to a question from the Hon. John Dawkins on Thursday 6 March—

The PRESIDENT: Order! The honourable member will ask the supplementary question; there will be no explanation. He has been here long enough to know the standing orders. Ask the minister a question.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I ask the minister: in the context of the 2007-08 budget, did the Metropolitan Fire Service make a submission for additional funds to provide staff for the Beulah Park station?

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:25): Budget appropriation is a matter for executive government, and certainly in my area of responsibility this government has always increased resources to the Metropolitan Fire Service in the state.