House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers

Energy Initiatives

Thursday, 14 September 2006 House of Representatives

John Howard

John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

3:07 pm

Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.

David Hawker

David Hawker Speaker

The Prime Minister may proceed.

John Howard

John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

On 14 August I made a ministerial statement on energy initiatives. In the course of that statement, in referring to cost of the initiatives, I correctly estimated the total cost at $1.3 billion over 8 years. But in relation to the particular LPG incentives there was a transposition of figures, and instead of reading into the Hansard $766.1 million, I read into the Hansard $677.1 million. I apologise to the House for that mistake.