House debates

Monday, 8 February 2010

Personal Explanations

4:20 pm

Photo of Bruce BillsonBruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Patrick SeckerPatrick Secker (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the member for Dunkley believe he has been misrepresented?

Photo of Bruce BillsonBruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | | Hansard source

Horrendously so.

Photo of Patrick SeckerPatrick Secker (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Photo of Bruce BillsonBruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | | Hansard source

In question time today in response to my question the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy said that I had admitted that electricity prices would go up under the coalition’s plan. He seems to have been referring to a Courier Mail article of 4 February. There is absolutely no such admission and I would urge the minister to be a little more thoughtful and careful in seeking to attribute such admissions to the opposition.