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Tuesday, 30 May 1989

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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 2.30 pm and read the prayer.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

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ASBESTOS REMOVAL

MR STEFANIAK: My question is directed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. Will the Minister press the Commonwealth to pay all of the cost of removing the asbestos in the ACT? If not, why not?

MRS GRASSBY: We have an agreement with the Commonwealth on the funding. It is a shortfall, as we already know, of quite a considerable amount of money. Our Cabinet will be looking into that and will be pressing the Federal Government for the amount of money to cover this shortfall. I hope I have answered the question. If not, I will take it on notice and give the member more advice on it.

TOURISM

MR JENSEN: My question is directed to the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister responsible for tourism. In view of the need for a bipartisan approach to the development of the tourism industry in the ACT, can the Minister advise why representatives of the Residents Rally were not invited to the launch of Canberra's recent tourist publication, the "Canberra Visitor", on Monday, 29 May 1989, although representatives from the Liberal Party, the No Self Government Party and the Government were included?

MR WHALAN: No, Mr Speaker.

MR JENSEN: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. I take it from that answer that the Minister was not going to answer that question. Is that correct?

MR SPEAKER: Deputy Chief Minister?

MR WHALAN: Yes, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: That is the answer.

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