Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we had students sitting outside on the front stoop and the front lawn, wondering about their next year's schooling. There is not much time at hand. I am wondering if the Minister can tell us if he will get back to us in the next couple of days, so we can advise these students, or will they have to forego a year of university and sit around and wait for the department to take action? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will deal with the issue expeditiously. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not mind that matter of answer, but the students who are listening are very frustrated. I am wondering if the Minister can let these students know they will be able to go to university next year and they will receive funding. Expeditiously means these students will not be left behind next year.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question was will I handle this in an efficient and expeditious manner. Yes, I will.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question will go to the Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, and follows the same line as the question I had earlier about the Inuvik Regional Hospital.

Knowing it has changed from a P3, I believe it has gone to the department, and they are back in control of this. Can the Minister inform me what has been done since the changing of the P3? What decisions are made? I was informed the department and Cabinet would look at the 30 percent of the drawings that were already done, and proceed from there. Is that the case? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am merely the Minister of the client department that is looking for this new capital infrastructure. Once we decide not to proceed, our department then works with Public Works and Services, who act on behalf of other departments to administer capital projects.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure what to take from that response. Are you informing me that your department is not directing this project? It is now in the hands of Public Works and Services? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, of course our department will continue to work, but this now falls under the management of the Department of Public Works and Services. Our department will develop a submission that will go forward for supplementary funding to place this project on the capital acquisition plan and secure the necessary funding to proceed with this project. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So if the Department of Public Works and Services is now managing it, who is directing them in that course? Is it the health board in that region, the Beaufort Delta area, or is it in your hands or the Minister of Public Works and Services' hands? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it still is in the hands of the Department of Health and Social Services. We expect it will shortly be in the hands of the Department of Public Works and Services. Our department will continue to work with them to see the final product is what is being sought by the Inuvik region. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when this project is officially in the hands of the Department of Public Works and Services, are there some guidelines and timelines they have to follow? Or will they look at developing a whole new scenario? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe the Member is asking if we are going back to square one on the drawing board with this project. I believe there is a substantial amount of information that will have been compiled in the department that will assist in moving the schedule along. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.