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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 7 Hansard (24 September) . . Page.. 2200 ..

MR STEFANIAK (continuing):

That being said, the fact is that this year, in conjunction with what was recommended by the committee, we applied the factors which the community endorsed in 1997. I think that was a broader range of factors and it was a better way of doing things on an annual basis than was the case before. One further point I would simply make in relation to some of Ms Tucker's earlier comments is that, as you can see from what we have proposed, for 1999 we have staffed our preschools throughout the ACT for over 4,000 places.

Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to:

That leave of absence from 21 October to 4 November 1998 (inclusive) be given to Ms Carnell (Chief Minister).

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, will you allow me to prompt the Chief Minister's memory about a question and a supplementary question she took on notice on 25 August - that is, six sitting days ago - concerning the local wine industry. I guess it slipped through the system somewhere and I look forward to an early response.

MS CARNELL: I apologise to Mr Wood. I know I have the answer to that. I thought I had tabled it, Mr Wood. If I did not, I will.

Mr Wood: It slipped through my system, if that is the case.

MS CARNELL: I thought I had tabled it. If I have not, I will get you a copy.

Debate resumed.

MR BERRY (3.58): I want to talk briefly about the origins of the decision to privatise Ecowise and other matters. In the course of the debate, somebody on the government benches said that they had not privatised anything.

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