Skills for Jobs in Regions

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (16:13): A further supplementary: given that the minister refuses to guarantee that funding will not be cut, has the minister already had discussions about cutting funding to those particular programs in the period leading up to this particular budget?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (16:13): No.