Women's and Children's Hospital

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:26): What additional services will the minister commit to across the Women's and Children's Health Network to address under-resourcing, in particular for mental health?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister has the right to answer that, but he may choose not to. I will let the minister respond.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:26): I just make the point—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —that is three different topics in one question.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Oh, I see, so the subject matter is health. Supplementary questions are meant to arise out of the original answer. There was no reference to mental health.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Point of order, sir: if the minister has a complaint—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, on both sides!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: If the minister has a complaint about the way a supplementary is being asked, maybe he should put a point of order rather than trying to give rulings from his seat in parliament?

The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. A number of Presidents have been pretty reasonable about what is the relationship of a supplementary to the primary question. We have had a number of cases in my short tenure where the relationship is a bit thin. I have allowed that one, and the minister has responded. Does the minister wish to respond further? We will move on. I call the Hon. Emily Bourke.