❓ Hon Helen Morton questions the Premier regarding the Community Attitude Monitor reports on mental health services and their delayed release, implying a cover-up until after the state election. The Premier confirms funding, avoids direct answers on report content, denies intentional delay, and states reports will be released after consideration.
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(1) Can the Premier please confirm that these studies were paid for with public monies?
(2) Does the Premier deny that the October 2007 and January 2008 Community Attitude Monitor reports confirm that the vast majority of those surveyed, consider that mental health services in Western Australia are a serious problem?
(3) Does the Premier deny that the October 2007 and January 2008 Community Attitude Monitor Reports confirm that the majority of those surveyed believe that mental healthy services have not improved, but have got worse or stayed the same?
(4) Is it the intention of the Premier to withhold release of the Community Attitude Monitor reports of October 2007 and January 2008 until after the State election, due to the evidence contained in the reports relative to the unhappiness by those surveyed relative to the provision of many State public services?
(5) How much more time does the Government need to keep these reports secret in order to understand community attitudes and concerns for future action?
(6) The Government claims that the surveys will be held to assist the Government in understanding community attitudes and concerns for future action, tabling them after they have been fully considered. The Government released the Budget last week, what future action does the Government contemplate relative to the Community Attitude Monitor Reports?
(2) Does the Premier deny that the October 2007 and January 2008 Community Attitude Monitor reports confirm that the vast majority of those surveyed, consider that mental health services in Western Australia are a serious problem?
(3) Does the Premier deny that the October 2007 and January 2008 Community Attitude Monitor Reports confirm that the majority of those surveyed believe that mental healthy services have not improved, but have got worse or stayed the same?
(4) Is it the intention of the Premier to withhold release of the Community Attitude Monitor reports of October 2007 and January 2008 until after the State election, due to the evidence contained in the reports relative to the unhappiness by those surveyed relative to the provision of many State public services?
(5) How much more time does the Government need to keep these reports secret in order to understand community attitudes and concerns for future action?
(6) The Government claims that the surveys will be held to assist the Government in understanding community attitudes and concerns for future action, tabling them after they have been fully considered. The Government released the Budget last week, what future action does the Government contemplate relative to the Community Attitude Monitor Reports?
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Answered
17 June 2008
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
34 days
(1) The Member is already aware that Community Attitude Monitor Reports were initiated by the Coalition Government and were then as they are now funded by the State Government.
(2-3) The Member will make any interpretations she wishes from the reports.
(4) No
(5-6) The reports will be released once the Government has fully considered them.
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(2-3) The Member will make any interpretations she wishes from the reports.
(4) No
(5-6) The reports will be released once the Government has fully considered them.
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