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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 1257

National Folk Festival - Union Jack Flag

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for the Arts -

In relation to the National Folk Festival supported by the Government, why was the Union Jack deleted from the four flags flying on the festival information brochure and was it deleted with your permission or concurrence.

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

I did not give permission or concurrence for the Union Jack to be deleted from the four flags.

The ACT Government has provided grant funding of $40,000 to the National Folk Festival Limited to assist with costs of presenting the 1994 National Folk Festival.

The Government does not run the National Folk Festival and the programming and artistic decisions are the responsibility of the National Folk Festival Board of Management. This includes decisions concerning the allocation of financial and other resources and programming events for the festival.

I understand that the absence of the Union Jack was accidental and due to an error that occurred during the printing process.

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