Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The previous speaker said I had misled the House on tourism funding when I said the tourism budget had been cut. I seek leave to table a report from the Parliamentary Library showing the budget expenditure representing the diminishing value of the dollars provided by the government to the tourism industry.

Leave not granted.

Mr Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: to further clarify my misrepresentation I would state that—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No, you cannot clarify. You have made your point.

Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Then I need to point out where I was actually misrepresented.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You have already done that. You wanted to table a document. You sought leave and it was not granted.

Order! The time allotted for this debate has expired. The debate is adjourned and the resumption of the debate will be made an order of the day for the next sitting.