Sorry, but we are on written questions.

-- Interjection

The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, please restate your request.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent return to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays?

Thank you. There are some nays. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question is for the Acting Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. It concerns the Income Support Program. My questions are:

• • For the Minister to review the practice of other jurisdictions regarding the clawback of child maintenance payments with a view to ending or reducing this clawback in the Northwest Territories;
• • For the Minister to review how income tax refunds are included in income support calculations with the view to lessening the hardship this creates; and
• • Finally, for the Minister to look at child care costs as allowable expenses for income support clients. These payments may be offset against income for the purpose of income support calculations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, I would like him to provide me with the information as to whether or not the employees of NorthwesTel residing outside of the Northwest Territories who are filling in for the workers on strike in the Northwest Territories are required to pay payroll tax or not? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays?

Thank you. We have some nays. Item 7, written questions. Are there any further written questions? The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays?

Thank you. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a written question for the Minister of Health and Social Services. I would like to know from the Minister whether or not the closure of ICU, surgery and six-months of waiting lists for physiotherapy, months of waiting lists for mammography at Stanton have anything to do with the debt recovery plan to come up with a $700,000 deficit and $500,000 surplus for this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek the kind indulgence of the House to go back to item 6, oral questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The House has expressed its will already on that item. I will try one more time. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays?

Thank you. Nays have been expressed. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.