Mental Health Services

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:29): A further supplementary: will the government ensure that the beds in Hampstead Ward 2A that the government has slated to close at the end of October will stay open indefinitely?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:29): My answer is that that has absolutely nothing to do with the original question.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: So you won't answer that question?

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Scriven, that is not—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Have we finished the conversation? The President is here; if you want to raise a point of order—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, you are talking over me. If you wish to make a point of order, you stand and you make your case. I don't rule on casual conversations from the backbenchers. The Hon. Ms Bourke.