Page 472 - Week 02 - Thursday, 22 February 1990
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Environmental Education
DR KINLOCH: Mr Speaker, we are all concerned about the environment, on both sides of the house. Some of us had the great pleasure yesterday at Telopea Park School of hearing Jacques Cousteau the great French environmentalist speak about our bipartisan commitment to maintaining the environmental integrity of Antarctica. He spoke on other matters, both in French and English, and the children also spoke in French and English. I wish to note - - -
Ms Follett: Is this a question?
MR SPEAKER: Dr Kinloch, please present your question.
DR KINLOCH: I ask our Minister for Education, to whom I pay tribute, what priority does the ACT Government give to teaching for the care of the environment?
MR HUMPHRIES: I think that is a timely question and I will be happy to answer it.
Ms Follett: I raise a point of order. Mr Speaker, I put it to the Assembly that Dr Kinloch is in fact supposed to be advising Mr Humphries on these matters, is he not? Is he not the Executive Deputy assisting Mr Humphries. I thought they could have discussed this outside the Assembly and not wasted the Opposition's time in questioning the Government.
MR SPEAKER: Order! That objection is overruled. Please proceed, Mr Humphries.
MR HUMPHRIES: This Government, Mr Speaker, gives a high priority to teaching for the care of the environment. My department has developed - - -
Mr Whalan: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can we ask Mr Humphries to table this statement because it is a ministerial statement, not an answer to a question.
MR HUMPHRIES: It is not a ministerial statement at all. Mr Speaker, this is an answer to a question and I am prepared to give it if members opposite would allow me to do so.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed, Mr Humphries.
MR HUMPHRIES: The Department of Education has developed a draft policy on environmental education
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