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product in the market which is not attracting the share that we would expect of the market.

Government members interjecting—

MRS DUNNE: Mr Gentleman interjected, “We are investing.” We have not worked out whether we should be investing in plant, remachining or whatever is required to make that product better. It might be packaging. We do not know, because this minister will not do a survey. This minister said that people go to non-government schools for a whole lot of reasons. They might want a religious education. Government schools are not going to provide a religious education, fair enough, but they might like uniforms.

We know this minister’s view about uniforms because he has boasted about it, but some parents do choose to send their children to a non-government school because they like a uniform. Some children like a uniform. This minister obviously did not when he went to school. But we do not know. If the answer for a substantial number of people is that they want a uniform for their children, perhaps spending $90 million on infrastructure is not the answer. We do not know the answer and his minister does not know it.

The minister has moved an amendment today that cannot be supported because it guts the original intent of the motion. It says things which, for the most part, are unexceptionable, but they should have been added to the original motion. That may have given it a bipartisan flavour. The other reason that Mr Barr’s amendment cannot be supported is a serious educational reason. This minister has today lost his apostrophe licence. It has been removed and it will not be given back until he shows that he can use it properly.

Question put:

That Mrs Dunne’s amendment to Mr Barr’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Amendment agreed to.

Question put:

That Mr Barr’s amendment be agreed to.

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