Page 739 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 1990
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Legislative Assembly Chamber
MR STEFANIAK: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, is it true as reported in the Public Eye that you are in agreement with a proposal to upgrade the Assembly chamber at a cost of $250,000, as asserted by Ms Follett?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, that is a very interesting question.
Ms Follett: I have never asserted that.
MR KAINE: I must say that I was absolutely staggered to read in that publication the assertion by the Leader of the Opposition that I was involved in some sort of a secret deal to upgrade the Assembly premises and that a price tag of the order of $250,000 was associated with it. Quite frankly, the matter has never been discussed with me; I have never heard of such a proposal. Perhaps the question ought to be directed to the Leader of the Opposition as to where she got this fantasy from, because I know absolutely nothing of it.
Legislative Assembly - Drinking Water
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to you. I draw your attention to the fact that the supply of water provided by the attendants to members of the Assembly comes from the adjoining rooms where there are, in fact, two supplies. One is filtered to remove the fluoride and the other is ordinary tap water. Mr Speaker, are you aware of rumours that for some time a practical joker has been switching the water so that when the attendants think they are supplying filtered water they are in fact supplying tap water?
MR SPEAKER: I was not aware of that, Mr Berry, but I can assure you I will look into it and in future your water will also have something added to it if you were that prankster!
MR BERRY: I ask a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. Have you noticed the difference?
MR SPEAKER: I certainly have, thank you. My teeth are going brown.
Education Cuts
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to Mr Humphries as Minister for Education. Could the Minister please inform the Assembly what proportion of the proposed cuts of between $6m and $9m that he anticipates will be identified in education will be derived from the private education sector, or are all the cuts focused solely on government schools?
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