❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding residential electricity tariffs, Verve Energy's expected loss, and the status of a related report. The Minister's response is evasive, focusing on the opposition's lack of input.
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RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
(1) Has the Office of Energy provided the minister with its report on the projected residential electricity tariffs; and, if so, has the minister taken the report to cabinet? (2) By how much are electricity prices for residential customers projected to increase in the next four years? (3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN
(1) Has the Office of Energy provided the minister with its report on the projected residential electricity tariffs; and, if so, has the minister taken the report to cabinet? (2) By how much are electricity prices for residential customers projected to increase in the next four years? (3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(2) By how much are electricity prices for residential customers projected to increase in the next four years? (3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(2) By how much are electricity prices for residential customers projected to increase in the next four years? (3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(3) What is the expected loss of Verve Energy for this financial year, 2007-08? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
I thank the member for his question. (1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
(1)-(3) He has asked this question numerous times before. By the way, did the member for Darling Range make any submission to that inquiry? Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day : You do your job. Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, he did not. I asked him twice — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked him twice whether he would like to make submissions so that we could get some opinion from the opposition and maybe even some inkling — Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : — from opposition members on what their policies on tariffs — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Unfortunately, nothing came out of the opposition. No submissions were forthcoming even though I twice asked the member for Darling Range. In respect of the report the member asked about, yes, I received a draft report on Friday. It does not contain the consultants’ figures on future tariffs. I have not received the final report. I hope to receive the final report this week. When I receive the final report, I will take it to my colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer, and we will discuss the time frame for releasing the report.
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