Health Services

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): A final supplementary question arising—

The PRESIDENT: I am going to be generous to you.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —from your original answer: does the minister agree then that everything is on the table and everything could be privatised and that they will flog off any single thing that they can?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Let your minister—

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): My answer to the Leader of the Opposition's question is no, because I have already said—

The Hon. K.J. Maher: You won't rule it out.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Excuse me.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Mr President—

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, let him answer your question.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I reiterate what I said—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Sorry, Mr President, I'm either given the chance to answer or not.

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, please let him answer your question. It is your question.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I will reiterate what I said to the first question. A Marshall government will not sell any public hospital, nor will we move to have any public hospital privately managed, so we will rule that out.