Page 359 - Week 03 - Thursday, 1 June 1989
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MRS GRASSBY: I will take it up with the Minister responsible for tourism and let the member know about that.
HOUSING INTEREST RATES
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is addressed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. What representations has the Minister made or will the Minister be making to her Federal colleagues to mitigate the harsh impact of Federal Government monetarist policy on interest rates, particularly with respect to ACT home owners?
MRS GRASSBY: The member may remember that in my statement on housing I said that we will be looking into this and will try to give as much relief as we possibly can through the public housing system. We also intend to look into a system - that is why we were asking advice of all parties and all groups outside - of some way in which the public sector can be involved in the sale of houses in the private housing sector. The Chief Minister, as she is the Treasurer, will also be lobbying the Federal Government on high interest rates for housing in Canberra.
MR HUMPHRIES: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. My question was: What representation specifically will the ACT Government be making on that question?
MRS GRASSBY: I will be making representations to the Treasurer who will be making those representations to the Federal Government.
MR HUMPHRIES: What are they? What are you going to say?
MRS GRASSBY: On loan interest rates.
ACT AMBULANCE SERVICE
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, I act as your proxy in asking this question, as I know this matter is dear to your heart. Can the Minister for Community Services and Health advise as to the number of ACT Ambulance Service vehicles on call in the ACT? How does this compare on a per capita basis with other cities in Australia? Are there any proposals to upgrade the ACT Ambulance Service?
MR BERRY: I thank the member for the question. I will take some advice from my department on those statistics, and I will get back to the member and the Assembly as soon as I can.
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