House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers

Skilled Migration

Tuesday, 17 October 2006 House of Representatives

John Howard

John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

3:13 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

For the benefit of the House, I should add to the answer I have just given. It was an incomplete answer. I am informed that in 2005-06 the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs monitored 6,471 sponsors and visited the sites of 1,790 sponsors. So I think the policy to which the Leader of the Opposition referred is already being carried out.