❓ Mr. Masters questions the funding timeline for reduced class sizes (pre-primary to Year 3). Mr. Carpenter confirms funding from existing resources, criticizes the previous government's financial management, and states the initiative will take effect in 2003.
AnsweredQoN 550Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 November 2001
Member
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EDUCATION, CLASS SIZES FOR PREPRIMARY TO YEAR 3
As a supplementary question, recognising that the minister said that it will be funded, can he give an indication as to when it will be funded, because the minister representing him in the Legislative Council informed that House that funding was outlined in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER
As a supplementary question, recognising that the minister said that it will be funded, can he give an indication as to when it will be funded, because the minister representing him in the Legislative Council informed that House that funding was outlined in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER
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That commitment of $11 million, along with the $17 million commitment for the unfunded capital works program, which the previous Government left us with, and the $32 million unfunded commitment for laptops, is being found out of existing resources. It is funded, and it will happen. We have taken, as we should in government, a responsible approach to the delivery of our election commitments, unlike the previous Government. I know the way the previous minister worked. Fair enough, he got away with it. He would make a promise, go to the Treasury and say that he wanted that money, and it would happen. However, that is not the way to run government. What happens in the end is that there are massive operational deficits, and that is what happened. That is why the previous Government had such big operating deficits. That is the way it operated the health budget. Government cannot be run that way. That is the difference. I support the educational thrust of reducing class sizes and providing laptops. However, it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER replied: That commitment of $11 million, along with the $17 million commitment for the unfunded capital works program, which the previous Government left us with, and the $32 million unfunded commitment for laptops, is being found out of existing resources. It is funded, and it will happen. We have taken, as we should in government, a responsible approach to the delivery of our election commitments, unlike the previous Government. I know the way the previous minister worked. Fair enough, he got away with it. He would make a promise, go to the Treasury and say that he wanted that money, and it would happen. However, that is not the way to run government. What happens in the end is that there are massive operational deficits, and that is what happened. That is why the previous Government had such big operating deficits. That is the way it operated the health budget. Government cannot be run that way. That is the difference. I support the educational thrust of reducing class sizes and providing laptops. However, it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
That commitment of $11 million, along with the $17 million commitment for the unfunded capital works program, which the previous Government left us with, and the $32 million unfunded commitment for laptops, is being found out of existing resources. It is funded, and it will happen. We have taken, as we should in government, a responsible approach to the delivery of our election commitments, unlike the previous Government. I know the way the previous minister worked. Fair enough, he got away with it. He would make a promise, go to the Treasury and say that he wanted that money, and it would happen. However, that is not the way to run government. What happens in the end is that there are massive operational deficits, and that is what happened. That is why the previous Government had such big operating deficits. That is the way it operated the health budget. Government cannot be run that way. That is the difference. I support the educational thrust of reducing class sizes and providing laptops. However, it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER replied: That commitment of $11 million, along with the $17 million commitment for the unfunded capital works program, which the previous Government left us with, and the $32 million unfunded commitment for laptops, is being found out of existing resources. It is funded, and it will happen. We have taken, as we should in government, a responsible approach to the delivery of our election commitments, unlike the previous Government. I know the way the previous minister worked. Fair enough, he got away with it. He would make a promise, go to the Treasury and say that he wanted that money, and it would happen. However, that is not the way to run government. What happens in the end is that there are massive operational deficits, and that is what happened. That is why the previous Government had such big operating deficits. That is the way it operated the health budget. Government cannot be run that way. That is the difference. I support the educational thrust of reducing class sizes and providing laptops. However, it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
That commitment of $11 million, along with the $17 million commitment for the unfunded capital works program, which the previous Government left us with, and the $32 million unfunded commitment for laptops, is being found out of existing resources. It is funded, and it will happen. We have taken, as we should in government, a responsible approach to the delivery of our election commitments, unlike the previous Government. I know the way the previous minister worked. Fair enough, he got away with it. He would make a promise, go to the Treasury and say that he wanted that money, and it would happen. However, that is not the way to run government. What happens in the end is that there are massive operational deficits, and that is what happened. That is why the previous Government had such big operating deficits. That is the way it operated the health budget. Government cannot be run that way. That is the difference. I support the educational thrust of reducing class sizes and providing laptops. However, it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Barnett: We did. Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: No, the Leader of the Opposition did not. Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Barnett: We did. Everything that I promised was delivered. Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: The education budget consistently ran over, and the Leader of the Opposition went to Treasury and asked for more money year after year. He cannot do that, because, sooner or later, the music stops and someone must pay the bill. Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Masters interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: The funding is now in the budget. Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr Masters: In the current budget? Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: It will come into effect in 2003; it is not funded this year. The funding is now in the budget; it has been found from existing resources. Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: If the member wants to talk about the forward estimates, does he think the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: Is it in the forward estimates? Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: Does the member think that the forward estimates mean anything? Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr House: You are indicating that they do. Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
Mr CARPENTER: I think that forward estimates mean something. I think people need to know what money a Government has to fund its commitments for each of the four years of government. The previous Minister for Education thought they were meaningless. That is a little window into the psyche that created such huge economic and financial problems for the previous Government. It is a problem that we will not repeat.
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Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.