Amended Answers to Oral Questions — Question No. 1 to Minister

I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought to make a personal—

💬 Hon Trevor Mallard: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The area is always indicated before—

💬 Hon Annette King: What’s it about?

Oh, correcting an answer.

The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought to correct an answer to oral questions today. Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is no objection.

In answer to an oral question today, although not directly answering the member’s question, I made a statement that I had seen an estimate of the benefit of the Opposition’s power policy to New Zealand Aluminium Smelters that was $150 million per year. That is not actually correct. The $150 million was a net present value figure and the likely correct figure would have been $15 million per year not $150 million.