McGowan, Dr C.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:26): Supplementary: will the minister table a copy of Dr McGowan's correspondence to the Budget and Finance Committee, and will the minister also table the covering minute or transmitting email that provided the correspondence to him or his office?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:26): I'm happy to take that into the question on notice.

The Hon. C.M. Scriven interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Scriven, just a technical matter: the correspondence that has gone to the committee is the committee's and therefore already the house's. I am not preventing you from the other part of the question; it is just that the correspondence that you asked for, which has been sent to the committee, is the committee's and therefore is already the property of the house.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Just a question of clarification, Mr President: the committee has not received that correspondence as yet, so is that still the ownership of the parliament?

The PRESIDENT: That wasn't clear from your question to me. I am not cutting across your questioning; it is just that if the committee receives something, it is the house's. It is ours.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: And if they haven't received it yet?

The PRESIDENT: If they haven't received it, then you are talking about documentation which is still within the control of the minister and his offices.