Page 3611 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 16 October 1990
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This can be achieved by permitting CALA Leases to be issued and permitting commencement of the retail and commercial uses for Stages 1 & 2 upon completion of construction of the buildings.
By Mr Jensen (from 2,440 citizens).
Petitions received.
PAPER
MR HUMPHRIES: I seek leave to present an out of order petition.
MR SPEAKER: In what way is it out of order, Mr Humphries?
MR HUMPHRIES: I do not know, Mr Speaker. Your staff kindly informed me that it was and I relied on their advice.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: I thank you, Mr Speaker, and the members. I present an out of order petition from 74 parents, guardians and friends of students attending the Secondary Introductory English Centre supporting ACT teachers in their salary claims.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Child Safety
MS FOLLETT: My question is addressed to the Chief Minister. Mr Kaine, do you agree with your Minister for Education that providing children with a safe environment is "mollycoddling" them - his word?
MR KAINE: That quote from the Minister is a rather interesting one. It is interesting that, from the entire debate about schools and the question of taking unneeded and unused resources out of schools, the Leader of the Opposition chooses one word with which to take issue. I think the Leader of the Opposition would do well to consider the whole question of the use of resources in the school system and the fact that there are 13,000 vacant seats in our schools. Translated into the number of schools, it represents a very significant number. It is a capital investment that we cannot afford. It represents an annual recurrent cost that we cannot afford.
We are obliged, as a responsible government, to remove from those schools resources which are badly needed by other disadvantaged elements of our community, such as the disabled and the aged.
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