Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-12-03 Daily Xml

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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOUR

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): As a supplementary question, does the minister support minister Conlon's statement that his itinerary was not the same as that of the other people on the trip?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:29): I have told the honourable member in answer to a previous question some time ago. Minister Conlon had several meetings: there was one in Washington, and there was also one when I believe that he and Rod Hook, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, went to arrange or sign a contract for trams while we were over there.

So, yes, all of us were different. Whereas the tour had a number of meetings that were common, there were parts of the itinerary where both minister Conlon and I went to various meetings. As I indicated, one of the meetings I went to by myself was when I was in Denver and I met with some mining people there, and likewise minister Conlon had various additional meetings in relation to his portfolio. Really, if this is the best the opposition can do on the last day of the session, bring on the election.