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The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:25): A supplementary arising from that extraordinary answer: is the minister aware—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Just hang on, please. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will be heard in silence. The minister will answer and be heard in silence.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Mr President, can you promise that the minister will answer?

The PRESIDENT: Deputy Leader of the Opposition, if you have a supplementary question, ask it; if not, sit down.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I appreciate your indulgence. Is the minister aware that the correspondence to which he is so disparaging refers to the pandemic, which he says was preoccupying his time, and why he cannot answer the question?

The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley, what part of 'in silence' didn't you understand? The Minister for Health and Wellbeing.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:25): Guilty as charged, I have had some delayed correspondence in the last couple of months.