Page 3931 - Week 13 - Thursday, 17 October 1991
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MR CONNOLLY: Mr Speaker, until I pore over the entire transcript, all I can say is that I can assure the house that I, as always, endeavoured to give full and frank answers to questions. The question that was asked is a sort of "When did you stop beating your wife?" question. I assure members that, being a prudent person, I will carefully scrutinise the full record when I have it - and I do not have it with me in question time; I expect that no member takes the full transcript of all committees with them to question time.
I am sure that I always give a full, frank and educative answer which, if listened to by members, would leave them better informed, though probably no wiser, in respect of government activity. I will carefully examine the transcript. On the transcript which I have in front of me, but which I cannot refer to, I am utterly confident that on page 751 I made no statement that could be taken to be misleading.
Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Northbourne Oval
MS FOLLETT: I would like to respond to a question that I took on notice earlier in the week. The second part of a question from Mr Collaery asked me, in view of an article in the Chronicle newspaper, whether I would agree that the Alliance Government gave no approval to develop Northbourne Oval and whether my Government would now revisit that decision and approve the development.
My answer is: Firstly, I understand - I was not in the Alliance Government, so it is on my understanding - that the former ACT Government accepted a recommendation from the ACT Planning Authority that Northbourne Oval be retained as open space, and my Government does not intend to consider the matter further.
Quarterly Economic Report
MS FOLLETT: Also, Mr Kaine asked me a question about the quarterly financial statement for the June quarter of the last financial year. Mr Kaine explained that he had understood that the document would be available by 10 October. I would just like to reassure Mr Kaine that the June 1991 quarterly financial statement has been completed. It will be published as a matter of priority.
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