Page 3992 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 5 December 2007

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away with it. I did nothing. But I want John Hargreaves to resign because he did not do enough. But he did 100 per cent more than I did.”

How do we apply this ministerial standard? Brendan Smyth acknowledges here today publicly that as minister for transport in the last Liberal government he did absolutely nothing to make buses or public transport travel secure. Yet he wants a minister who has done something, who has provided a security camera for every single bus in the fleet, to resign for not doing enough. What an amazing double standard that is! (Time expired.)

Motion (by Mr Corbell) put:

That the question be now put.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 9		Noes 6
Mr Barr	Mr Gentleman	Mrs Dunne	Mr Stefaniak
Mr Berry	Mr Hargreaves	Mr Mulcahy
Mr Corbell	Ms MacDonald	Mr Pratt
Dr Foskey	Mr Stanhope	Mr Seselja
Ms Gallagher		Mr Smyth

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Question put:

That Mr Pratt’s motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 6		Noes 9
Mrs Dunne	Mr Stefaniak	Mr Barr	Mr Gentleman
Mr Mulcahy		Mr Berry	Mr Hargreaves
Mr Pratt		Mr Corbell	Ms MacDonald
Mr Seselja		Dr Foskey	Mr Stanhope
Mr Smyth		Ms Gallagher

Question so resolved in the negative.

Questions without notice

Schools—international student assessment

MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the minister for education. Can the minister comment on the performance of the ACT in the program for international student assessment results?

MR BARR: I thank Mr Gentleman for the question. Most certainly I can comment on the results for the ACT in the program for international student assessment. The

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