Overseas Trade Offices

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (14:45): Supplementary arising from the original answer: what additional funding has been provided to open these new trade offices, as promised during the election campaign? Or, if no additional funding has been provided, what current programs currently provided by the minister's agencies will cease in order to fund the opening of these new trade offices?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:46): The opening of the new trade offices, as the honourable member would be aware, was an election commitment and we are funding our election commitments as part of the 4 September budget. All the final details of the exact amount of funding that goes to this particular trade office, and all the others that we intend to open, will be revealed in the budget on 4 September.