Page 712 - Week 02 - Thursday, 10 March 2011

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there was a time when government members chaired the estimates committee and the sky did not fall in.

Mr Doszpot: Are you looking for a chairmanship, John?

Mr Coe interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. Order, members!

MR HARGREAVES: I could do a better job than Mr Doszpot could, Mr Speaker, with one eye tied behind my back—very easily. In fact, I could do it in my sleep.

Mr Hanson interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Hargreaves, one moment please.

Mr Coe interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Hargreaves, one moment. Stop the clocks, thank you. Members, I would invite all of you to consider the calibre of debate in the chamber this morning. I think these levels of personal barbs are unnecessary and unbefitting of the chamber.

It being 45 minutes after the commencement of Assembly business, the debate was interrupted in accordance with standing order 77. Ordered that the time allotted to Assembly business be extended by 30 minutes.

MR HARGREAVES: I do find it personally insulting that we would need to have a direction from the Assembly to a committee that a government member not chair a given committee.

Opposition members interjecting—

MR HARGREAVES: I think that has an underlying implication that that said government member, whether it be me—

Opposition members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, members.

MR HARGREAVES: or whether it be Ms Porter—

Mrs Dunne interjecting—

MR HARGREAVES: I am finding it very difficult to talk over the raucous crowing of the raven across the chamber, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, members.

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