Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I was wondering about that myself, because I didn't hear Senator Patrick move his amendment. But can I just ask that question again to the minister, because I'm not sure if she heard my question. Of the 40,000 SMEs that you've identified, how many sought minority investment from the private sector last year—any kind of investment? I'm happy if you want to give me the data on equity investment or private equity investment, which is what this fund is going to essentially be. It would be very useful to know that fact, because that would, of course, help us identify a market failure.