Tony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to the Green Loans Program. Prime Minister, given that many applicants have been waiting since before Christmas to receive their acceptances and to be able to proceed, will you allow those who have made their application under the Green Loans Program up until the close-off date of 22 March to be assessed and be eligible to receive the interest-free component of the program?

Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for New England for his question. The Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Wong, as the member will be aware, is responsible for the implementation of this program. Concerning those who have already made applications under the program, the minister is now attending to how each of those applications is properly dealt with. There have been some problems of implementation here. We will deal with these in an appropriate manner. I would suggest that the member for New England also engage directly with Senator Wong on any outstanding concerns which members of his electorate have with the delivery of this program.