House debates Personal Explanations

Monday, 8 February 2010 House of Representatives

Bruce Billson

Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities

4:20 pm

Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

Patrick Secker

Patrick Secker Barker, Liberal Party

Does the member for Dunkley believe he has been misrepresented?

Bruce Billson

Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities

Horrendously so.

Patrick Secker

Patrick Secker Barker, Liberal Party

Please proceed.

Bruce Billson

Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities

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.