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The Hon. JAN BURNSWOODS: I direct my question to the Minister for State Development. Will the Minister advise the House about Government support for creative technologies in New South Wales?
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: The honourable member has shown the Opposition how to ask a question. Her question sought information and is within the standing orders. Given the length of time some honourable members opposite have been in this place they should have learnt those rules. More questions like that—
The Hon. John Ryan: Point of order: Notwithstanding that the Minister's question was asked by an honourable member on his own side of the House, he seems now to want to engage in debating it.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I remind the Minister that there are only two requirements for answers and one of them is that Ministers cannot debate the question.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: As all honourable members are aware, the Carr Labor Government—
The Hon. Jennifer Gardiner: Is on the way out.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: The honourable member said that before 2003, and she said it before 1999. We all know she said Labor had no chance in 1995. Well, it is a case of three strikes and you're out! As I said, this Government has a long record of supporting creative industries.
The Hon. Michael Gallacher: This is your last budget. The big day is coming soon.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: The Leader of the Opposition has been saying that for a long time.
The Hon. Michael Gallacher: This is it.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: The Leader of the Opposition is simply trying to give unwarranted hope to my colleague the Minister for Transport Services. I assure the House that he has a very long wait ahead.
The Hon. Michael Gallacher: If the Left has anything to do with it.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: They don't have much to do with anything!
The Hon. Ian Macdonald: Point of order: I take offence at that last comment and ask the Minister to withdraw it.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I refer to my previous ruling. There is a tradition that members of Parliament should not take offence at political statements, only at personal references. There is no point of order.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: My response to my esteemed colleague is, "On your bike, sunshine!" While it is a matter of great happiness that the Left has no influence within the Australian Labor Party, it is a matter of some concern that the Left of the Liberal Party is losing its influence. It is being run over by the faction known as the Uglies, which is led in this place by the Hon. David Clarke and the Hon. Charlie Lynn. They are after not only the Hon. Michael Gallacher but also the intelligent small L liberal members such as the Hon. Don Harwin, the Hon. John Ryan and the Hon. Patricia Forsythe.
The Hon. John Ryan: Point of order: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I do not know whether I should take issue with the reference to the term "ugly". However, although it was some time ago that I heard the question, I am sure that what the Minister is saying has absolutely nothing to do with it.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: It does; it was about creative technology. My answer was entirely relevant to the question.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The Minister was making general political comments, which certainly are not relevant to the question. I ask him to return to the question.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: You are quite right, Madam President. However, I apologise to the Hon. John Ryan if he misunderstood what I was staying. I was not referring to him as one of the Uglies—
The Hon. Duncan Gay: Point of order: Madam President, the Minister is flouting your ruling. On a day when we have heard about a terrific Federal budget and we have been talking about an awful State mini-budget, all he wants to do is to play politics. I ask you to draw him back to the question.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The Minister will return to the question. However, his time for speaking has expired.
The Hon. JAN BURNSWOODS: I wish to ask a supplementary question. Even though I found some of the comments of the Minister offensive, I ask him whether he wishes to elucidate his answer.
The Hon. MICHAEL EGAN: Not today, not today.
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