Answer to Written Questions

Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN (Willoughby) [3.22 p.m.]: I raise a matter of privilege, and I regard it as a very serious matter. I placed a question to the Minister for Health on the Questions and Answers paper, question No. 2478, about a serious issue regarding my constituents. The Minister's response was simply to refer me to an answer she gave to a member in the other place on another date. I find this to be extremely unsatisfactory. When members of this place ask a question of a Minister they deserve to get an answer. We should not be asked to look up an answer the Minister gave to a member of another party in the other place—

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Willoughby has raised her matter of privilege. She is now debating the point.

Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: Mr Speaker, I ask you to pursue this matter. All members of this place deserve to have a response to questions asked of Ministers. I also believe the Minister's lack of response to my question impacts upon my ability to adequately represent my constituents.