❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Minister for Health regarding a perceived ban on ham in school canteens and the impact on families facing cost-of-living pressures. The Minister denies the ban and accuses Mr. Rundle of misrepresenting the updated national dietary guidelines.
AnsweredQoN 24Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOL CANTEENS — DIETARY GUIDELINES
24. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the decision of the
Department of Health to ban ham in school canteens —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members,
I just pointed out that it is 2.25 pm and we have had only four questions. Every
time I have to pause the house because other people and I cannot hear the
person asking the question, we are just building in more and more delays. I am
going to ask people to not interject on the people asking the questions. We
have ministers who are more than capable of responding to the question that is
asked. I do not need commentary every time from another 30 or more people on
the quality of the question being asked. It is not for you to adjudicate.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I refer to
the decision of the Department of Health to ban ham in school canteens,
reclassifying the protein from amber to red, placing it in the same category as
chocolate and soft drinks. I also note the minister's comments that
guidelines are good but common sense is better.
(1) Is it common
sense to ban an accessible protein from our school canteens?
(2) What does the minister say to the families who are
bearing the brunt of the government's inability to alleviate the
cost-of-living burden and who will now be forced to purchase more expensive
protein alternatives?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
The members for Perth and Bunbury. I would like to be able to give the call to
the Minister for Health.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Education, if I were your teacher, I would not be very happy with you.
24. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the decision of the
Department of Health to ban ham in school canteens —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members,
I just pointed out that it is 2.25 pm and we have had only four questions. Every
time I have to pause the house because other people and I cannot hear the
person asking the question, we are just building in more and more delays. I am
going to ask people to not interject on the people asking the questions. We
have ministers who are more than capable of responding to the question that is
asked. I do not need commentary every time from another 30 or more people on
the quality of the question being asked. It is not for you to adjudicate.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I refer to
the decision of the Department of Health to ban ham in school canteens,
reclassifying the protein from amber to red, placing it in the same category as
chocolate and soft drinks. I also note the minister's comments that
guidelines are good but common sense is better.
(1) Is it common
sense to ban an accessible protein from our school canteens?
(2) What does the minister say to the families who are
bearing the brunt of the government's inability to alleviate the
cost-of-living burden and who will now be forced to purchase more expensive
protein alternatives?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
The members for Perth and Bunbury. I would like to be able to give the call to
the Minister for Health.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Education, if I were your teacher, I would not be very happy with you.
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) Yes,
that is some kind of sandwich question. The WA health department has not banned
ham in school canteens. The member knows that is absolutely not the case. The
national Australian dietary guidelines were updated and every state and
territory updated their guidelines in response. The national guidelines are
developed by national experts. Every state then adopts those public health
measures and that advice then goes out. There is no ham ban. I suggest that the
member gets across the detail, shows some common sense and understands the
actual question that he is asking.
that is some kind of sandwich question. The WA health department has not banned
ham in school canteens. The member knows that is absolutely not the case. The
national Australian dietary guidelines were updated and every state and
territory updated their guidelines in response. The national guidelines are
developed by national experts. Every state then adopts those public health
measures and that advice then goes out. There is no ham ban. I suggest that the
member gets across the detail, shows some common sense and understands the
actual question that he is asking.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.