❓ A member of parliament questions the scrapping of an industry officer position. The minister deflects by attacking the opposition's past job cuts, leading to a point of order about question time being abused.
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Has the minister scrapped the position of industry officer that was so successful in obtaining business for local enterprises in the south west? Mr BROWN
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As in every department and agency, changes are taking place. The member is asking about one position. How many public servants and government workers did the Opposition get rid of in its first term of office? The then Government bragged about it. Do members remember the headlines? That Government got rid of 10 000! The member has the gall to talk today about one position! Can anybody give the Deputy Leader of the Opposition another good question? He is really searching. Can anybody help him out? What a disgrace! He is unbelievable. Read his propaganda. He helped get rid of 10 000 jobs and he was proud of it. He helped sack 360 people who worked at the Midland railway workshops. Many of them will never work again. In 1993 he promised that the workshops would not be closed down and that they would be brought up to international standards. He and his party lied to the people of Western Australia. He now gets up in this place and asks about one job! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has no credibility. If he is going to try to beat me around the head with this sort of question, I will give in now! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr BROWN replied: As in every department and agency, changes are taking place. The member is asking about one position. How many public servants and government workers did the Opposition get rid of in its first term of office? The then Government bragged about it. Do members remember the headlines? That Government got rid of 10 000! The member has the gall to talk today about one position! Can anybody give the Deputy Leader of the Opposition another good question? He is really searching. Can anybody help him out? What a disgrace! He is unbelievable. Read his propaganda. He helped get rid of 10 000 jobs and he was proud of it. He helped sack 360 people who worked at the Midland railway workshops. Many of them will never work again. In 1993 he promised that the workshops would not be closed down and that they would be brought up to international standards. He and his party lied to the people of Western Australia. He now gets up in this place and asks about one job! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has no credibility. If he is going to try to beat me around the head with this sort of question, I will give in now! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
As in every department and agency, changes are taking place. The member is asking about one position. How many public servants and government workers did the Opposition get rid of in its first term of office? The then Government bragged about it. Do members remember the headlines? That Government got rid of 10 000! The member has the gall to talk today about one position! Can anybody give the Deputy Leader of the Opposition another good question? He is really searching. Can anybody help him out? What a disgrace! He is unbelievable. Read his propaganda. He helped get rid of 10 000 jobs and he was proud of it. He helped sack 360 people who worked at the Midland railway workshops. Many of them will never work again. In 1993 he promised that the workshops would not be closed down and that they would be brought up to international standards. He and his party lied to the people of Western Australia. He now gets up in this place and asks about one job! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has no credibility. If he is going to try to beat me around the head with this sort of question, I will give in now! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr BROWN replied: As in every department and agency, changes are taking place. The member is asking about one position. How many public servants and government workers did the Opposition get rid of in its first term of office? The then Government bragged about it. Do members remember the headlines? That Government got rid of 10 000! The member has the gall to talk today about one position! Can anybody give the Deputy Leader of the Opposition another good question? He is really searching. Can anybody help him out? What a disgrace! He is unbelievable. Read his propaganda. He helped get rid of 10 000 jobs and he was proud of it. He helped sack 360 people who worked at the Midland railway workshops. Many of them will never work again. In 1993 he promised that the workshops would not be closed down and that they would be brought up to international standards. He and his party lied to the people of Western Australia. He now gets up in this place and asks about one job! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has no credibility. If he is going to try to beat me around the head with this sort of question, I will give in now! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
As in every department and agency, changes are taking place. The member is asking about one position. How many public servants and government workers did the Opposition get rid of in its first term of office? The then Government bragged about it. Do members remember the headlines? That Government got rid of 10 000! The member has the gall to talk today about one position! Can anybody give the Deputy Leader of the Opposition another good question? He is really searching. Can anybody help him out? What a disgrace! He is unbelievable. Read his propaganda. He helped get rid of 10 000 jobs and he was proud of it. He helped sack 360 people who worked at the Midland railway workshops. Many of them will never work again. In 1993 he promised that the workshops would not be closed down and that they would be brought up to international standards. He and his party lied to the people of Western Australia. He now gets up in this place and asks about one job! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has no credibility. If he is going to try to beat me around the head with this sort of question, I will give in now! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! I call the House to order. Point of Order Mr JOHNSON: Question time is normally the province of the Opposition to ask as many questions as possible. This question time has been abused, not only by the Treasurer, but also by the clown behind him, and the Opposition will be lucky - Withdrawal of Remark Mr KOBELKE: I ask that the member for Hillarys withdraw that remark. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will withdraw the statement. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw the remark about the clown. The member behind the Treasurer was clowning around. I think that is permissible. Point of Order Resumed Mr JOHNSON: This is the time at which the Opposition should have the opportunity to ask questions of the Government. We have seen - Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Several members interjected. Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: Your own members are abusing you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Hillarys will direct his remarks to the Chair. Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: The simple facts are that the standards of this place, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, have gone down. The Treasurer took - The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Would the members on my right please come to order. I call the member for Peel to order for the first time. Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
Mr JOHNSON: The Treasurer took half of question time to answer two simple questions. As we have been told very often, supplementary questions should be short and concise; therefore, the answers to supplementaries should also be short and concise. We have not experienced that here today, and I hope the Deputy Speaker will direct the government members to do that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order, considering that the question had come to a conclusion. Unfortunately, members do not necessarily like the answers to questions, but they were being answered. I will, however, draw the attention of the House to the time, and ask members to keep their questions, and their answers, somewhat more succinct, otherwise there will not be as many today. Questions Without Notice Resumed
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