❓ Question regarding advice received on the potential fall in value of Western Power. The Minister directs the questioner to a website, avoids providing a direct answer, and accuses the opposition of being interested in privatisation.
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The minister answered my first question; he confirmed that the time scale was 20 years. However, he did not answer my second question. Has the minister received any advice about a fall in the value of Western Power; and, if so, how much is that expected decrease? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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The advice I have received from the task force is available on the web site for the member to look at. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The advice I have received from the task force is available on the web site for the member to look at. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The advice I have received from the task force is available on the web site for the member to look at. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The advice I have received from the task force is available on the web site for the member to look at. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The advice I have received from the task force is available on the web site for the member to look at. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know the full value of Western Power! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know. I want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition and his energy apparatchik- Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: After all these reports, you don’t know the answer to the most fundamental question! Tell us - we have plenty of time. The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: The level of interjections, especially from the Leader of the Opposition, is lengthening question time far beyond what is required. I ask members to allow the minister to complete his answer. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your intervention. I do know the answer. Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I want the Opposition to go to the Electricity Reform Task Force webpage and read all the material that is on it. Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You don’t know! The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
The SPEAKER: Members must give the minister the opportunity to answer the question. It is unacceptable to interject when he is about to speak, which just prohibits him from answering the question. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I do know the answer. It is on the Electricity Reform Task Force web site for everyone to see. I know why the Opposition is so interested in this question, because only a privatisor would have an interest in the sale price of Western Power. That is why the Opposition wants to know; it wants to privatise Western Power. Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr A.D. McRae: They want to know the sale value. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Yes, the Opposition wants to know how much Western Power could be sold for. The Government is not interested in selling Western Power, so it is an academic question. The Government intends to keep Western Power and its successor organisations in public ownership, to generate, transmit, distribute and sell electricity. The value of Western Power is an academic question, unless of course one is a privatisor.
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