❓ Opposition questions the Premier about a perceived decrease in police numbers and its impact on crime. The Premier deflects, questioning the questioner's credibility and highlighting an overall increase in frontline officers, without directly addressing the specific figures or regional disparities raised.
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I refer to information obtained by the opposition from Western Australia Police annual reports and to answers that were provided to questions asked in Parliament yesterday. (1) Can the Premier confirm that the number of police on the streets across the north metropolitan region, the south metropolitan region and regional Western Australia, and the number of police in specialist crime and traffic operations, has fallen by a disgraceful 116 officers in the last year alone? (2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I refer to information obtained by the opposition from Western Australia Police annual reports and to answers that were provided to questions asked in Parliament yesterday. (1) Can the Premier confirm that the number of police on the streets across the north metropolitan region, the south metropolitan region and regional Western Australia, and the number of police in specialist crime and traffic operations, has fallen by a disgraceful 116 officers in the last year alone? (2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(1) Can the Premier confirm that the number of police on the streets across the north metropolitan region, the south metropolitan region and regional Western Australia, and the number of police in specialist crime and traffic operations, has fallen by a disgraceful 116 officers in the last year alone? (2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(1) Can the Premier confirm that the number of police on the streets across the north metropolitan region, the south metropolitan region and regional Western Australia, and the number of police in specialist crime and traffic operations, has fallen by a disgraceful 116 officers in the last year alone? (2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(2) Is it the government’s position that leaving the abovementioned regions with more than 250 officers below authorised strength is acceptable? (3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(3) Will the Premier concede that Western Australia Police annual reports show that the number of police on the streets in these areas has fallen from 4 459 in 2001 to 4 403 in 2006, which is 59 fewer than when the Labor Party came to government? (4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(4) How does the Premier expect to tackle violent crime when there are fewer coppers on the streets? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
(1)-(4) I understand that the Leader of the Opposition is in Dowerin today, which is why we have to deal with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s lame attempts. The member asked quite a specific question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Given that the member for Vasse has sought affirmation about fairly specific information, I would have expected at least five minutes’ notice. Some notice would have been of use. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! The Premier is on his feet. Government members seem to think that they can contribute to the answer. Opposition members seem to think that they need to ask the question five or six times before allowing the Premier to answer it. I insist on silence so that the Premier can answer the question. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I truly believe that most members have reached the point at which they are highly reluctant to accept on face value any assertion made by the member for Vasse. Seriously, we now know that one cannot do that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not go by way of Red Rooster; I know that. These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
These are the facts: 374 more police officers on the frontline mean more police addressing the issue of crime in this state. That underlying statistic belies all the information that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition put forward. I do not have at my fingertips specific information about the distribution of those officers. Perhaps that information can be provided by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Western Australia Police. I am not a great listener to talkback radio, but this morning when I was on my way to an Ellenbrook school I noted with some interest the comments that the Commissioner of Police made on radio, which effectively deconstructed the assertions made by the opposition in Parliament yesterday.
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