Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Question Time Departmental Travel DEPARTMENTAL TRAVEL The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition DEPARTMENTAL TRAVEL The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Urban Development and Planning a question about travel for the staff of the Department of Planning and Local Government. Leave granted. The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Members will be aware that I asked a range of questions— The Hon. B.V. Finnigan interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I beg your pardon, Mr Finnegan! Have you got something to say? The Hon. B.V. Finnigan interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Members will be aware that I asked a range of questions in July this year in relation to the minister's TOD tour of the United States and Europe where he travelled with minister Conlon and a number of departmental staff from both the Department of Planning and Local Government and the Department of Transport. In fact, I think there has been significant speculation about the minister's attendance in certain parts, particularly the Minister for Transport's attendance during that trip. I notice yesterday— Members interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Mr President, 15 conversations are going on here. Call them to order, please. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Ridgway has the floor. The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I noted yesterday that, in the Auditor-General's Report, some $305,000 was spent on travel by the Department of Planning and Local Government. Who travelled with the minister from the Department of Planning and Local Government and what was the cost of their travel on this trip? The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Mineral Resources Development Minister for Urban Development and Planning Minister for Small Business The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:24): The Chief Executive Officer— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: —of the Department of Planning and Local Government, Mr Ian Nightingale, did accompany me on that trip. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! There is no need for everyone else to start bellowing. The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: I will start again. Mr Ian Nightingale, the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Planning and Local Government, accompanied me on that trip. I believe that he was the only official from the department to attend. I will take on notice the question relating to the costs for that trip.