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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 1 Hansard (22 February) . . Page.. 201 ..

Mr Berry: I am happy.

MR MOORE: Mr Berry indicates that he would be happy for that to proceed as well, so that we do not have to muck around any more with this.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to read out a list and see whether they are all there. That will clear up the matter. Mrs Carnell can say whether or not they are still there.

MR SPEAKER: Order! The question has been asked of Mrs Carnell, not of you, Mr Berry.

Mr Berry: Would you mind if I handed them a list? She can tell me whether all these services are still there or not.

Mrs Carnell: I am happy to give you a breakdown of the services, what is happening to them and where they are going, if that is what you want.

Mr Berry: No, I want to know which ones are still there.

MR SPEAKER: Order!

Mrs Carnell: I am happy to do that.

Mr Berry: That is fine. We will see what the answer is.

MR SPEAKER: If you are happy with the arrangement that Mr Moore has outlined, then, by all means, indicate.

Mrs Carnell: I am happy.

MR SPEAKER: It might seem as though we are wasting a lot of time, but I will call on Ms Tucker while the rest of you reflect on the matter.

MS TUCKER (3.35): I asked that question. It would have been quite clear if Mrs Carnell had answered the question that I asked. I was asking whether or not all the ancillary services had been moved. There has been a misunderstanding because the question was not answered properly. I personally am happy if she actually answers the question as I asked it.

MR SPEAKER: Is leave granted for Mrs Carnell to clarify that?

Leave granted.

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Minister for Health and Community Care): Certainly, as Mr Moore rightly said, the point I made at question time was that the only doctors that were available at Kippax Health Centre were private doctors. Obviously, there are other services available. There are child health clinics. The clinics will continue to operate, although hours may vary depending on routine assessment of demand. That happens in child health clinics across Canberra.

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