Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions this afternoon are for the Premier. I know I was very pleased last week to hear in the media, and again in his statement today, that the Premier and this government are pushing to have more diamonds made available for polishing in the Northwest Territories. I just wanted to get a little information on what we are trying for here. Could the Minister tell me what percentage of their production BHP Billiton now provides to diamond polishing firms in the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not have that percentage with me here. I will have to take it as notice. I would say that, for the Member's information, BHP does allocate a certain amount of diamonds in a month.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. The question has been taken as notice. I just want to remind Members that if a question is taken as notice, that is exactly what it is. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for the Deh Cho, Mr. McLeod.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We had a tour of the school and met with some of the officials, including the band council and the DEA members. There was no question, Mr. Speaker, that there were some concerns in the school about occupancy. What we did to follow up was have our Public Works individuals go through the school to see how changes can be made. We are proceeding with that.

I understand there was a teleconference or a meeting with the principal, who in turn is consulting with some of the staff and other officials about the potential changes we are proposing to make within the school. Additionally, there was a concern, Mr. Speaker, about the location of Aboriginal Head Start and the Adult Education Program in the school. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased to hear that the Minister has made considerable headway regarding this problem. I would like to ask if the Minister could tell me at what point would he be able to go to the community to have a meeting to discuss the final details regarding this issue?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I suspect that our Public Works individuals are waiting for a reply back from the principal on the proposed changes. The moment that has taken place, Mr. Speaker, then we are in a position to be able to go to the community to discuss final plans. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, if I may, the Aboriginal Head Start Program and the Adult Education Program were of concern to me that we try and address those needs as well. As the Member had pointed out to me at the time of our visit, it is resulting in a crowding situation in school, and we are working on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, the information that I have was that the prices we had received were lower than the ones we had before Christmas.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, originally the prices we had for delivery were based on the prices we had over the summer. Those included all of the petroleum products communities. However, because the oil price fell and we get a better price in Edmonton, the rack prices were quite a bit lower for this year, so the fuel that is being delivered on the winter roads is quite a bit lower than what we had delivered for the barge services. That allows us to go with a lower price. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Public Works works closely with the Power Corporation. Sometimes we combine our purchase together. That helps us to get a better price. It may be that the Power Corporation was involved in this as well. Thank you.