❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the Premier regarding allegedly incorrect statements about lead contamination at Perth Children's Hospital, specifically concerning the location of exceedances and transparency. The Premier deflects, stating the Minister for Health clarified the situation.
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Perth Children's Hospital—Contaminated water
436. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's public statements last week
that the sites of the lead exceedences are not in patient-facing areas or public
staffing areas, which we know not to be true, and his public statements that his
government is being transparent on this matter at Perth Children's Hospital.
(1) Will the Premier apologise for providing
frontline health workers, patients and parents with incorrect information?
(2) Was he incorrectly briefed by the Minister for
Health on the accessibility of these locations?
(3) If no to (2), what was the source of the
information he based his public statements on?
436. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's public statements last week
that the sites of the lead exceedences are not in patient-facing areas or public
staffing areas, which we know not to be true, and his public statements that his
government is being transparent on this matter at Perth Children's Hospital.
(1) Will the Premier apologise for providing
frontline health workers, patients and parents with incorrect information?
(2) Was he incorrectly briefed by the Minister for
Health on the accessibility of these locations?
(3) If no to (2), what was the source of the
information he based his public statements on?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) I thank the member for the
question. It is like last week, because he pretty much asked the same question
last week to the Minister for Health. Of course, the Minister for Health
clarified my comments and said that my remarks were incorrect and that they
were in areas that were accessible by the public and patients. However, she also
clarified that they did not represent any risk to patients.
question. It is like last week, because he pretty much asked the same question
last week to the Minister for Health. Of course, the Minister for Health
clarified my comments and said that my remarks were incorrect and that they
were in areas that were accessible by the public and patients. However, she also
clarified that they did not represent any risk to patients.
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