Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (11:38): My question is directed to the Minister for Industry and Trade. What components of the first 15 electric buses procured from Foton were manufactured in New South Wales?
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields—Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections) (11:38): I am pleased to have a question by the shadow Minister for industry and trade because nothing spells more commitment to manufacturing than the Labor Government. A question like this is in opposition to opportunism because, if we want to talk about commitment to manufacturing and building to capacity, we must look at the record. Let me go through the record of those opposite.
Mr Mark Coure: Point of order—
The SPEAKER: The Minister will resume his seat. The member for Rockdale will come to order.
Mr Mark Coure: My point of order is Standing Order 129, regarding relevance. It is a clear question about the 15 buses that have arrived in Australia.
The SPEAKER: I would have upheld the point of order if the Minister had been further into his answer. The Minister will continue.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: The Government's record on local procurement bus manufacturing in the State is much better than that of those opposite. The students in the gallery should not listen to what those opposite say; they should watch what they do when it comes to bus manufacturing.
Mr Mark Coure: Point of order—
The SPEAKER: The Minister will resume his seat. The member for Oatley rises on a point of order.
Mr Mark Coure: My point of order relates to Standing Order 129, relevance. With a minute left, it is a clear question about the 15 buses procured—
The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The Minister has the call.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: I am always happy to talk about the Government's commitment to bus manufacturing. To the students in the gallery I again say do not listen to what those opposite say; look at what they do.
The SPEAKER: Members will come to order.
Mr Alister Henskens: Point of order—
The SPEAKER: The Clerk will stop the clock. The member for Wahroonga rises on a point of order.
Mr Alister Henskens: It is now just getting silly. There are only 30 seconds left but the Minister has not gone anywhere near the question.
The SPEAKER: I do not need the assistance of the member for Swansea.
Mr Alister Henskens: He has not even mentioned the 15 buses. If the answer is that none of them are, it is simple.
The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. The Minister will be directly relevant to the question.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: The Government has a procurement process when it comes to bus manufacturing, because manufacturing as a sector requires capacity building. We had to start from scratch because those opposite destroyed manufacturing in New South Wales.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Oatley for the first time.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: Look at their record. Let us go to the facts.
The SPEAKER: Members on both sides of the House will come to order. I call the member for Tamworth for the first time.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: The former candidate for the Federal electorate of Calare—
Mr Mark Coure: I seek additional information. I also ask for a life jacket, because the Minister is drowning.
The SPEAKER: The Minister's time has expired. The Minister has concluded his answer so it is a moot point. I call the member for Ryde to order for the second time. I call the member for Granville and she will be heard in silence.
