❓ Opposition questions the Premier's confidence in the Minister for Emergency Services and probes potential cabinet reshuffle timing. The Premier affirms confidence in all ministers and deflects reshuffle speculation, criticizing the opposition's inaction on past reports.
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BARNETT GOVERNMENT — CABINET — Minister for Emergency Services
(1) Why exactly does the Premier have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety? (2) Is it true that he is waiting until after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to reshuffle his cabinet? (3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT
(1) Why exactly does the Premier have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety? (2) Is it true that he is waiting until after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to reshuffle his cabinet? (3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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(1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(2) Is it true that he is waiting until after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to reshuffle his cabinet? (3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(2) Is it true that he is waiting until after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to reshuffle his cabinet? (3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(3) Will the minister stay in cabinet, regardless of any other changes? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
(1)–(3) I do have confidence in the Minister for Police; Emergency Services; and Road Safety. Indeed, I have confidence in every member of this government. As if I am going to speculate in Parliament on any changes in cabinet—what a foolish question to ask! Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr M. McGowan : You ruled it out before. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is not going to be a broad cabinet reshuffle; that is not going to happen. But one never knows what will happen in this game. I note that the minister has responsibility for emergency services. We are in the process of making an appointment to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, and hopefully that recommendation will come forward to government shortly. There is a lot of work to be done in preparedness for this coming fire season. I note from the Speaker’s comments that the Labor Party now wants another review by a parliamentary committee. We have just had the Keelty report. We had the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee report in 2006, which the Labor Party totally ignored when it was in government. It did not act upon it. It totally ignored even the recommendation to look at the structure of FESA. When the issue was raised six months after the committee had reported, the response from the then minister in the Labor government was that it was sort of getting around to it in time. The Labor government never got to it. Having had a report done by a committee of members of this house in 2006, which the Labor Party did not act on in government, and having now had the Keelty report, which this government is acting on right now, and leading into the fire season, a critical time, what is the Labor Party’s contribution? Its contribution is: let us have another committee report. That tells us so much about the Labor Party—committees, committees, committees; no decisions.
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