Mr SWAN (2:01 PM) —My question is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. What discussions has the minister had with any representative of Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd about the establishment of a nuclear reactor in Victoria or South Australia?

Mr IAN MACFARLANE (Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) —Mr Speaker—

Ms Gillard —You’re not going to read that!

Mr IAN MACFARLANE —You can read it from there, except it has ‘confidential’ written on it. I have not seen the proposal, but I would certainly welcome a debate on nuclear energy as part of our future energy mix from those who sit opposite. It should also include a debate on how that all fits together in terms of the extra money that we are already putting into low-emission coal, low-emission gas—

Mr Swan —Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It was a very specific question: what discussions has the minister had?

The SPEAKER —I remind the member for Lilley that, if he wants to take a point of order, he should be quite clear on what the point is. He will not debate it.

Mr IAN MACFARLANE —I would welcome a debate. In fact, I would also welcome the Leader of the Opposition and the premiers of each state copying the Howard government’s uranium policy because, until we can actually mine the uranium in each state, we cannot export it. I have here a media statement from Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd, which was just passed to me. The statement says:

I would hope that that would be through a debate. I know the Leader of the Opposition likes debates. The media statement goes on: