Page 1774 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 18 October 1989
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party platform. When the chairman of that committee says on a national program that he is worried about objectivity, I challenge him to look to himself and the other members.
Mr Wood: I said I was worried about my objectivity.
MR PROWSE: And the other members'. So the point is that here we have a statement on fluoride and on committees in this Assembly which has brought the Assembly into disrepute. It is not acceptable to use fluoride, once again, as a political football; I object to it strongly. Please understand that this is not a debate on fluoride; it is a debate on political masterminding.
I put it to you that there is no urgency. The elimination process of the body takes eight years as a minimum to resolve the accumulation of this poison in the body. If a few months go past, we will not have decay rates as promised by those who are pro-fluoride. There will be no difference in the children's teeth if we do not get this committee report in for six months - none whatsoever. Therefore, there is no urgency. I plead with members to show some sense in this issue.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: There being no further speakers, the question is that the motion moved by the Minister relating to the suspension of standing and temporary orders and the allotment of time for the Water Supply (Chemical Treatment) Bill 1989 be agreed to.
Question put.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 10 NOES, 7
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Ms Follett Mr Duby
Mrs Grassby Mr Jensen
Mr Humphries Ms Maher
Mr Kaine Mr Moore
Dr Kinloch Mr Prowse
Mrs Nolan Mr Stevenson
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Whalan
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister) (10.56): I rise to indicate that the Government supports the Bill that has been introduced by Mr Kaine. I do not want to unnecessarily delay the Assembly this morning, but I do think that there are a couple of points which ought to be made. The passage of the Bill today, if it is passed, will return the situation to the point the Labor members of this Assembly argued for three weeks ago. I believe that the non-Labor members have learned a very valuable lesson during the past three weeks.
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