House debates Questions without Notice

Minister for Human Services

Thursday, 11 February 2016 House of Representatives

Mark Dreyfus

Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General

2:41 pm

My question is to the Minister for Human Services. I refer to the minister's previous answer on the Parkinson inquiry. Has the minister informed the Parkinson inquiry that when he wrote to the former Prime Minister applying for personal leave for his trip to China he did not inform him that he would attend a signing ceremony between Nimrod Resources and a Chinese state-owned corporation or that he would meet with the Chinese Vice Minister for Land and Resources accompanied by Nimrod Resources executives? Is the minister aware that his previous answer does not answer this question? (Time expired)

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The member for Aston will cease interjecting. The member for Lyons will cease interjecting. I remind him that he was warned yesterday. It carries over.

Stuart Robert

Stuart Robert Fadden, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

2:42 pm

I thank the member for his question and I refer the member to my previous answer.