Page 1832 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 1 May 1991
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Mr Berry: When did the others close?
MR HUMPHRIES: Obviously Mr Berry has not caught up with the facts in this matter. He does not realise what is going on in this field. He does not know that preschool education is moving on to new areas.
Mr Berry: He wants to debate it across the floor.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, I warn you. Please proceed, Mr Humphries.
MR HUMPHRIES: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Mr Berry does not realise that there are issues very intimately concerned with the process of change in the preschool area, such as collocation, which have been debated with the community and which have been accepted by organisations such as the Canberra Pre-School Society. This is part of the process of consultation which this Government has entered into with respect to preschools and which, I have to say, has been, so far at least, a great success.
Preschool facilities are now separate from the primary school at North Ainslie, and the area has been substantially renovated and refurbished. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the efforts of parents and staff in support of that collocation. I understand that there have been many willing hands helping with packing and moving stores and equipment to the new home for the preschool, and the attitude of the community there has been very positive towards this development.
Ministerial Travel
MR CONNOLLY: My question is addressed to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, what guidelines have you laid down for ministerial travel and will these guidelines be tabled?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, there is a handbook which deals with matters concerning the conditions of service and otherwise of members of the Executive and members of the Government. There are criteria laid down there in terms of entitlements to travel. I have no objection at all to tabling that. I cannot do it right now, because I do not have it with me.
MR CONNOLLY: Mr Speaker, I ask a supplementary question. Last night the Chief Minister indicated that the Government did undertake some process of analysis in relation to whether trips are undertaken or not. I refer to page 81 of the proof Hansard. Those are the guidelines I am seeking to have tabled. Do they exist or not?
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