Today in Question Time I asked the Minister for Health: Why did the Minister yesterday claim that the granting of an MRI Medicare Licence to Sound Radiology was done through an independent process, when in fact they were signed off in his ministerial office?

The Minister failed to answer my question, denying the words he had used in Question Time yesterday.

Yesterday in Question Time the Minister said the granting of an MRI Medicare Licence to Sound Radiology was done through an independent process where applications were called for and assessed by the department.

However, in a response to a Question on Notice on the MRI licence from the April Budget Estimates, the Department said the final decision was taken by the Government.

The successful applications were decided by the Government, taking into account the assessment information provided by the Department.

This government needs to be more honest with Australians.