Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Regional Public Housing Regional Public Housing The Hon. R.A. SIMMS Legislative Council Regional Public Housing The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:54): Supplementary question: given the inadequacy of the government's housing plan, will the minister be advocating for more investment in housing for the regions? The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries Regional Public Housing The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:54): I am assuming that the member is referring to the inadequacy of the former government's plans, which I think everyone would agree were— The Hon. R.A. SIMMS Legislative Council The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Point of order: I was actually referring to the Malinauskas government's inadequate plan to build 400 public homes—totally insufficient. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It's not a point of order; it's not how we deal with it. Minister, you answer your question and then, if you have a further supplementary, the Hon. Mr Simms will do that. The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I think, even if that wasn't the intent of this member's question, the feedback I have had about the former government was certainly that their plans were entirely inadequate and their plans for regional areas were—most people weren't even aware of any. Of course, it's always important to be advocating for an appropriate level of housing and that includes social housing and all other levels of housing. It's important from, as I mentioned, a social point of view, from a rights point of view, as the member correctly pointed out, and also from an economic point of view.