House debates Bills
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2015-2016; Consideration in Detail
Ian Macfarlane Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry and Science
7:30 pm
Again, I have to say I admire persistence in any creed, and the member for Wakefield is certainly persistent in asking hypothetical questions. Can I just say with regard to the government's position that the decision was made entirely by GM. It was entirely uninfluenced by anything the government said, did or potentially could do; in fact, we were advised by the management of GM in Detroit that anything we potentially could do would not have influenced their decision at all. That coincides with the information that I received privately. I am not going to divulge the sources of that information—
Mr Champion interjecting—
I will try and answer the question, Madam Deputy Speaker.
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