Page 3827 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 16 October 1991
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I mentioned that the historical groups may be interested. There is a very active historical group of former ACTION employees who are very interested in these sorts of things. There are very active inner city regional groups. Perhaps they may be interested in chipping in to help save something. I would rather spend the dollars to provide a service to the people in the outer areas or to provide better services to disabled people, who are constantly complaining, and rightly, about the lack of adequate facilities, than pour money into restoring bus shelters. We will do what we can, but I will not give an undertaking that it will always be possible to do that. It is always a question of balance.
Ms Follett: I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND TEMPORARY ORDERS
MR BERRY (Deputy Chief Minister) (3.02): I move:
That so much of standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent notice No. 13, private members' business, being called on forthwith.
Dr Kinloch: Mr Speaker, do we get to speak on this?
MR SPEAKER: Yes.
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, this motion to suspend standing and temporary orders is an important one. It is not one with which I am particularly comfortable, because it is better that private members' business be dealt with in the period allotted and that it be ordered by the Administration and Procedures Committee. But this particular disallowance motion is important to the Government because of the effects that it may have on, firstly, tourism; secondly, sport, and the cricket industry generally - - -
Mr Moore: Thirdly, how many people die.
MR BERRY: Mr Moore cried out in the background, "And how many people die". I will deal with the issue of the motion in the course of debate later. I think we just need to deal with the issue of - - -
Mr Duby: You are just a lackey of the tobacco companies, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: You will hear that I am not. The issue of suspension of standing orders should be resolved now in order that members of the Assembly can debate the matter throughout the afternoon, I suspect, and express a view on where they stand on tobacco sponsorship.
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