❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the Minister for Housing's refusal to report the number of people on the public housing waitlist, a long-standing precedent. The Minister provides the number of applications but refers to a previous question for the number of people represented.
AnsweredQoN 1078Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLIST
1078. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the decades-long
precedent under Labor and Liberal housing ministers of reporting to Parliament
the number of people on the public housing waitlist, and the recent refusal to
continue this established precedent.
(1) How many applications are on
the public housing waitlist?
(2) How many people are represented on the public housing
waitlist?
(3) If (2) cannot be answered, when will the minister
be able to report to Parliament how many Western Australians are on the
public housing waitlist?
WAITLIST
1078. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the decades-long
precedent under Labor and Liberal housing ministers of reporting to Parliament
the number of people on the public housing waitlist, and the recent refusal to
continue this established precedent.
(1) How many applications are on
the public housing waitlist?
(2) How many people are represented on the public housing
waitlist?
(3) If (2) cannot be answered, when will the minister
be able to report to Parliament how many Western Australians are on the
public housing waitlist?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) As at 31 July 2024, there were
20 194 applications on the public housing waitlist statewide.
(2)–(3) Please refer to
Legislative Council question without notice 321.
Hon SUE ELLERY : President, I
ask that business of the house be resumed.
The PRESIDENT : Business of
the house is resumed.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! We
will now return to orders of the day.
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) As at 31 July 2024, there were
20 194 applications on the public housing waitlist statewide.
(2)–(3) Please refer to
Legislative Council question without notice 321.
Hon SUE ELLERY : President, I
ask that business of the house be resumed.
The PRESIDENT : Business of
the house is resumed.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! We
will now return to orders of the day.
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