❓ Opposition Leader McGowan questions the National Party Leader's stance on the potential privatisation of Western Power, following a vote against a motion opposing it. The National Party Leader denies any decision has been made.
AnsweredQoN 174Legislative Assembly
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WESTERN POWER — PRIVATISATION
174. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Leader of the
National Party:
I refer to the minister and his
party voting against Tuesday's motion to oppose the privatisation of
Western Power.
(1) Will the
minister's party support the privatisation of Western Power, as its
government partner expects?
(2) If no to (1),
when will the minister advise the Premier and the public of his decision?
174. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Leader of the
National Party:
I refer to the minister and his
party voting against Tuesday's motion to oppose the privatisation of
Western Power.
(1) Will the
minister's party support the privatisation of Western Power, as its
government partner expects?
(2) If no to (1),
when will the minister advise the Premier and the public of his decision?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. The Leader of the
Opposition must be in a rabbit hole, because he just does not hear what goes on
in this world. There has been no decision to privatise Western Power. There
certainly has been discussion about the merits of that, and I have been
involved in some of those discussions, and in fact I have made some public
commentary about it. The premise of the question is that there has been a decision
to privatise Western Power, and that has not happened.
thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. The Leader of the
Opposition must be in a rabbit hole, because he just does not hear what goes on
in this world. There has been no decision to privatise Western Power. There
certainly has been discussion about the merits of that, and I have been
involved in some of those discussions, and in fact I have made some public
commentary about it. The premise of the question is that there has been a decision
to privatise Western Power, and that has not happened.
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