A Member of Parliament, Mr Cowper, questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure regarding allegations that the Public Transport Authority threatened parents with authorities (Department for Community Development and police) concerning unaccompanied children on school buses. The Minister's response is evasive and the Speaker ends the questioning.

AnsweredQoN 114Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2007
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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SCHOOL BUSES - STUDENTS FROM FURNISSDALE-BARRAGUP
I have a supplementary question. Is it true or not true that the Public Transport Authority threatened parents with the authorities; namely, the Department for Community Development and the police? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN

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If parents are leaving their children unaccompanied and are not prepared to collect their young children, we need to put in place some way of dealing with that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: If parents are leaving their children unaccompanied and are not prepared to collect their young children, we need to put in place some way of dealing with that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
If parents are leaving their children unaccompanied and are not prepared to collect their young children, we need to put in place some way of dealing with that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
The SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.

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