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Thursday, 9 November 2000
Page: 22625


Mr BEAZLEY (2:30 PM) —Mr Speaker, on a personal explanation: my children do not go to Prince Alfred College. I do not know where he got that view.


Mr SPEAKER —The Leader of the Opposition may make a personal explanation at the conclusion of question time. He should come straight to his question or be sat down.


Mr BEAZLEY —My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Minister, are you aware that on Tuesday last week all elective surgery at every Perth public hospital was cancelled and that on Monday last week two of Perth's major public hospitals went on ambulance bypass? Are you aware that Perth's metropolitan hospital service has been forced to plead with the public for them to visit their GP rather than seek treatment at a hospital emergency department? Minister, in the interests of patients who are suffering in Perth will you urgently increase the funding for public hospitals?


Dr WOOLDRIDGE (Minister for Health and Aged Care) —It has been urgently increased in a way that you could never have dreamt of when you were finance minister.