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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 13 Hansard (3 December) . . Page.. 4432 ..

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to table the colour supplement from the Chronicle.

Leave granted.

MR BERRY: That shows the waiting list figures to June. I also seek leave to table a copy of the waiting lists for elective surgery by specialty at the Canberra Hospital. This is out of the document that was provided on 12 November, which shows waiting lists at Canberra Hospital growing until August.

Leave granted.

MR BERRY: This clearly shows that the Chief Minister - - -

MR SPEAKER: Do you have a supplementary question?

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, my supplementary question is this: Can we expect the Chief Minister to spend more public money on glossy, colour misinformation in the lead-up to the election? Will you give a commitment to the electorate that you will provide accurate information, information which you have already provided to this Assembly and which you will not expose to the community because you know that it shows that waiting lists are actually increasing?

MR SPEAKER: There are about four things wrong with that supplementary question, actually. One is that it relates to possible Executive policy.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I did not ask it of you. I asked it of the Chief Minister.

MR SPEAKER: I am ruling on your supplementary question. There are imputations and there are hypotheticals.

Mr Berry: There were no imputations.

MR SPEAKER: I am afraid, if you reread your question, you will see that you are making imputations against the Chief Minister.

Mr Berry: None that she does not deserve.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, Mr Berry will have to withdraw that.

MR SPEAKER: Yes; I agree.

Mr Berry: Withdraw what?

MR SPEAKER: Withdraw the comment that the Chief Minister deserved the imputations that were made against her.

MRS CARNELL: Imputations are out of order.

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