Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Parliamentary Committees Parliamentary Committees The Hon. J.E. HANSON Legislative Council Parliamentary Committees The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:18): Supplementary question arising from the answer: can the minister rule out overseas trips getting in the way of him attending important committee meetings? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade and Investment Parliamentary Committees The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade and Investment) (15:18): I thank the honourable member for his interest in my diary and my activities. I have very important roles to fulfil as a cabinet minister and I put a priority on those. As I said in my previous answer, if I am available and not in cabinet or undertaking duties that I am required to do as a cabinet minister—which could include travel, not only overseas but within the state or interstate—if I am available I am more than happy and willing to participate in the select committees, and I suspect add some real rigour to the questioning as well.