Ms LAWRIE - 2013-05-14
Today the Territory budget is announced to the entire community. What do you have to hide? Will you not, in Question Time today, deal with any questions on …
Mr GILES: A point of order, Madam Speaker! That is not a supplementary question; that is a new question. It is not relevant to the previous question and I ask that it be ruled out of order.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, it must be very relevant to your first question.
Ms LAWRIE: Quite specifically you are ruling out answering about your increase to debt of $1.1bn in the coming financial year because you do not want to debate the budget that you are delivering to the public today. What do you have to hide? Why are you hiding? Why are you breaking that promise of being transparent and accountable?
Madam SPEAKER: It is not a supplementary question.
Mr GILES: A point of order, Madam Speaker! That is not a supplementary question; that is a new question. It is not relevant to the previous question and I ask that it be ruled out of order.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, it must be very relevant to your first question.
Ms LAWRIE: Quite specifically you are ruling out answering about your increase to debt of $1.1bn in the coming financial year because you do not want to debate the budget that you are delivering to the public today. What do you have to hide? Why are you hiding? Why are you breaking that promise of being transparent and accountable?
Madam SPEAKER: It is not a supplementary question.
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