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MR WOOD (Minister for Education and the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (11.21): Mr Speaker, bearing in mind the suspension of standing orders that was mentioned a little while ago, pursuant to the Interim Planning Act 1990, I present the following approvals of variations to the Territory Plan:

Downer, Section 61, Blocks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 and Section 37, Blocks 1 and 2 (Part);

Gungahlin suburbs of Amaroo, Casey, Harrison, Ngunawal and Nicholls;

Kambah, Section 277, Block 1;

Phillip, Section 79, Block 4; and

Theodore, Section 609, Block 7.

MR SPEAKER: Members, the reason for this interruption is that, had Mr Wood waited until the debate on the Appropriation Bill had concluded, we would be one further day into the sitting period. That is why we had to bring it in before 12 o'clock. It is most unusual to break into debate on a Bill as we have in this instance.

APPROPRIATION BILL 1991-92

[COGNATE PAPERS:

NEW CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM 1991-92 - REPORT ON STANDING

COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE -

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

ESTIMATES - SELECT COMMITTEE - REPORT ON THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1991-92 - GOVERNMENT RESPONSE]

Detail Stage

Consideration resumed.

Proposed expenditure - Division 220 - Government Schooling, $184,385,200

DR KINLOCH (11.22): It must have been 15 or 16 months ago when the Residents Rally, within the Alliance Government, felt that we had negotiated as far as we could negotiate; but within days of what seemed like a decision we were made aware, through the Weetangera and Cook primary schools - in particular, the Cook Primary School - of documents which showed that the Labor Party, before self-government, had made commitments to keep those schools open. That was what

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