❓ Question regarding the truthfulness of the Minister's statement about voluntary redundancies in the Department of Education and Training. The opposition raises concerns about the Premier coaching the Minister.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING — VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCIES
I have a supplementary question. The minister’s answer to part (10) of three questions on notice yesterday stated — No voluntary redundancies have been offered. Is that the truth or is it not the truth? This is what the minister tabled on record yesterday in answer to three questions. Is it the truth or not? I am happy to send the minister’s question over to her. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE
I have a supplementary question. The minister’s answer to part (10) of three questions on notice yesterday stated — No voluntary redundancies have been offered. Is that the truth or is it not the truth? This is what the minister tabled on record yesterday in answer to three questions. Is it the truth or not? I am happy to send the minister’s question over to her. Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE
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The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Several members interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : It has the minister’s signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : I will ask one of the clerks to take the question over. The minister has said that no voluntary redundancies have been offered. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Under standing order 75(1), questions may be asked of ministers. In the case of this minister, every time she is asked a question, she gets advised about what to say by the Premier. The standing orders do not say that questions may be asked of ministers and answered on the advice of the Premier. They are ministers. If the minister cannot answer a question on her own, it should be made plain and she should not be coached in the house. I am seeking a ruling on whether a minister can be coached. The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The SPEAKER : It is my experience in this place that many members speak to many other members about questions and answers, and that members on both sides seek points of clarification. I will give the minister the opportunity to answer the supplementary question asked by the member for Midland. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
The Department of Education and Training has called for expressions of interest and they will be looked at by the Department of Treasury and Finance before offers of redundancy are made. None has been offered at this point.
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