❓ Ms. Quirk questions the Minister about a decrease in WA Police personnel with emergency management qualifications. The Minister's response is largely evasive, focusing on road closures and criticising Ms. Quirk's motives.
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POLICE — BUSHFIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING
I have a supplementary question. Given the objective to train more police personnel in emergency management, can the minister tell the house why in this year’s annual report it was reported that there were 290 fewer personnel with emergency management-related qualifications in WA Police. How does he intend to address this? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I have a supplementary question. Given the objective to train more police personnel in emergency management, can the minister tell the house why in this year’s annual report it was reported that there were 290 fewer personnel with emergency management-related qualifications in WA Police. How does he intend to address this? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I take my responsibility for police and emergency services very seriously indeed. I think I have answered part of the question already. Training for emergency situations is ongoing for members of the police service; it has to be. Emergencies can arise in all sorts of situations, all the way to terrorist attacks; training must be put in place in case there ever are any terrorist attacks. The issue raised by the member is whether the police should have allowed traffic through that particular road. The police close roads all the time. Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I take my responsibility for police and emergency services very seriously indeed. I think I have answered part of the question already. Training for emergency situations is ongoing for members of the police service; it has to be. Emergencies can arise in all sorts of situations, all the way to terrorist attacks; training must be put in place in case there ever are any terrorist attacks. The issue raised by the member is whether the police should have allowed traffic through that particular road. The police close roads all the time. Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
I take my responsibility for police and emergency services very seriously indeed. I think I have answered part of the question already. Training for emergency situations is ongoing for members of the police service; it has to be. Emergencies can arise in all sorts of situations, all the way to terrorist attacks; training must be put in place in case there ever are any terrorist attacks. The issue raised by the member is whether the police should have allowed traffic through that particular road. The police close roads all the time. Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I take my responsibility for police and emergency services very seriously indeed. I think I have answered part of the question already. Training for emergency situations is ongoing for members of the police service; it has to be. Emergencies can arise in all sorts of situations, all the way to terrorist attacks; training must be put in place in case there ever are any terrorist attacks. The issue raised by the member is whether the police should have allowed traffic through that particular road. The police close roads all the time. Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
I take my responsibility for police and emergency services very seriously indeed. I think I have answered part of the question already. Training for emergency situations is ongoing for members of the police service; it has to be. Emergencies can arise in all sorts of situations, all the way to terrorist attacks; training must be put in place in case there ever are any terrorist attacks. The issue raised by the member is whether the police should have allowed traffic through that particular road. The police close roads all the time. Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mrs M.H. Roberts : All the time? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course they do. If there is a bushfire, such as the one in Baldivis recently, the police will close the road to stop traffic from going through. That is what they will continue to do. I am not quite sure where the member for Girrawheen is coming from with her question. If she thinks there is a problem with Western Australia Police, she should highlight that. I suspect that we will see another of her weekend press releases, and I look forward to that with great interest. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I remind members that question time will run for half an hour next week during the Bunbury Regional Parliament, so you have had an excellent rehearsal; you have had an hour!
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