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by a number of teachers that they would be quite happy to assist in any moving expenses with their cars and trailers and so forth, in order to encourage you to move some of that $10m towards education and amelioration of health cuts.
MR WHALAN: If Mr Moore could give me their names and addresses, I would be happy to contact them.
MR MOORE: If I may put a supplementary question, could you explain, Mr Whalan, why $10m is required for that?
MR WHALAN: I decline to answer that question because it is not supplementary to the first question. The first question was about teachers providing services to the Government, apparently free of charge.
MR SPEAKER: I rule that that is a supplementary question, Deputy Chief Minister. Please answer the question.
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, I find the ruling on this quite extraordinary and I think it is - - -
Mr Kaine: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not see anywhere in the standing orders that the Minister has the right to question your ruling. Your ruling stands without debate, surely.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Leader of the Opposition.
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, thank you for upholding the point that I was making. The fact is that the question supposed to be supplementary did not relate in any way whatsoever to the original question. I think that the original question, in the form of a question by Mr Moore, was a very generous offer on behalf of teachers and, as I say, I would be happy to entertain that proposal if he can supply me with names and addresses.
MR SPEAKER: Deputy Chief Minister, your objection is overruled. I have ruled on this once. I have done it a second time. Please answer the question as proposed by Mr Moore. It is a supplementary question; that is my ruling.
MR WHALAN: I will take it on notice.
ACT Legislation
MR KAINE: Perhaps I can get an answer, Mr Speaker. Since the Government seems to have adopted its old stance of not answering questions, I will ask one of the Chief Minister. It follows from a point that was made by the Minister for Territories, Mr Holding, on the Pru Goward show this morning in which he clearly indicated that the Government was undertaking an investigation with a view to vetoing a Bill that passed through this house yesterday. Is it the
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