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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 1 Hansard (18 February) . . Page.. 327 ..

MR HUMPHRIES: That is right. Mr Speaker, how do we go about financing a component of capital works if it is not in the capital works program? Mr Speaker, this is unbelievable. Members opposite in past years have asked that off-budget sources of funding be in the capital works program.

Mr Quinlan: That is when it is part-financing.

MR HUMPHRIES: "Oh", says Mr Quinlan. It is true. You did. Go back to previous reports in a previous Assembly. You have asked for it to be there in that form. That is why it is there.

Mr Quinlan: But you did not put it aside. You were using the term: "We have put it aside".

Mr Stanhope: That is what you said.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, we have done that.

Mr Quinlan: You have not put it aside.

MR SPEAKER: You have asked your questions, gentlemen. I suggest that you be quiet and allow Mr Humphries to answer Mr Hird's question.

Mr Smyth: They are not interested in prisons, Gary. Tell them all about Gungahlin.

MR HUMPHRIES: Thank you for the prompt. I think Gungahlin speaks for itself. Ten million dollars, is it?

Ms Carnell: Eight point three.

MR HUMPHRIES: There is $8.3m for the improvement of facilities, services and infrastructure for the people of Gungahlin. We indicated that we take seriously the development of that new township in the ACT and we have met that commitment by putting aside the money in this year's capital works program for that to happen. I have already heard the president of the Gungahlin Community Council comment on that in favourable terms. I hope the people in Gungahlin appreciate that we are prepared to support their aspirations for that township by continuing to support development of important infrastructure there.

Mr Hargreaves: It is only because Simon Corbell has made you uncomfortable about it.

MR HUMPHRIES: It is sad, is it not? We put $8m on the table for capital works and these people are unhappy about it. Look at the long faces over there. It is quite extraordinary.

Mr Speaker, my last comment on the Labor Party's response to the capital works program is about the extraordinary comments by Mr Stanhope this morning about the program to upgrade the quality of our streets and public places, our streetscape program.

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