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Mrs Grassby: We want question time. You should have told us that you weren't going to have any business. If you had told us, we would have put more on.

MR KAINE: I do not have to tell you whether we are going to give you extended time or not. I am telling you that the motion is already written and was to be presented - - -

Mr Whalan: That's a nonsense. You're squirming. The worm is squirming.

MR KAINE: You cannot have it both ways.

Mr Whalan: The worm is squirming, not prepared to face question time.

MR KAINE: I am quite prepared, if it is your wish, Mr Whalan, when the MPI is over - and you are not going to get your extension to question time, let us be quite clear about it - - -

Mr Whalan: Why not? Why won't we?

MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Kaine! Time for this debate has expired. The question is that the motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to.

Mr Whalan: Do I get a right of reply, Mr Speaker?

MR SPEAKER: The time has expired, Mr Whalan.

Question put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 6  NOES, 10

Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Ms Follett Mr Duby
Mrs Grassby Mr Humphries
Mr Moore Mr Jensen
Mr Whalan Mr Kaine
Mr Wood Dr Kinloch
 Ms Maher
 Mrs Nolan
 Mr Prowse
 Mr Stefaniak

Question so resolved in the negative.

BUSINESS OF THE ASSEMBLY - MANAGEMENT

MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (3.30), by leave: Mr Speaker, I do not want to take up the time of the house unduly on this matter of who did what and to whom, but I

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