❓ Mr. Cook accuses the Minister for Health of concealing costly delays at Fiona Stanley Hospital before the election by withholding a report. The Minister denies seeing the report before the election and defends his actions based on Kim Snowball's advice.
AnsweredQoN 44Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — BASELINE SCHEDULE REPORT
44. Mr R.H. COOK to the
Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why will the Minister for
Health not release the report in its entirety? Is it not just further evidence
that he was hiding the secret of the costly delays of Fiona Stanley Hospital
from the people of Western Australia at the election?
44. Mr R.H. COOK to the
Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why will the Minister for
Health not release the report in its entirety? Is it not just further evidence
that he was hiding the secret of the costly delays of Fiona Stanley Hospital
from the people of Western Australia at the election?
AnswerView source ↗
We have been through the evidence,
the timing and what I was told. Kim Snowball himself has given evidence that he
did not say —
Several members interjected.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
did not see this report.
Mr M. McGowan : Did
you see that report?
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
did not see this report before the election. I was not aware of the contents of
this report, but Mr Snowball had said there were concerns that had been
identified, but he was still confident that it could be delivered on time.
Instead of trying to paint this matter into a corner, as it has, the opposition
needs to look back at the evidence given by Kim Snowball. I would invite the
media to read his evidence, because he was very strongly of the view that by
phasing-in the opening—therefore not having a single opening on 4 April
but by phasing it from that date—those things, where we were behind,
could be retrieved with strong and decisive action. He was of the view right up
until after the election that those things could still be retrieved. It was 14
to 16 months before the actual opening was due, and then the proposal was
already that it be phased —
Mr R.H. Cook : He
didn't talk about phasing-in.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
member should read the transcript, get himself educated, do his job properly
and then come back and ask questions in this house. He is just lazy and
incompetent.
the timing and what I was told. Kim Snowball himself has given evidence that he
did not say —
Several members interjected.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
did not see this report.
Mr M. McGowan : Did
you see that report?
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
did not see this report before the election. I was not aware of the contents of
this report, but Mr Snowball had said there were concerns that had been
identified, but he was still confident that it could be delivered on time.
Instead of trying to paint this matter into a corner, as it has, the opposition
needs to look back at the evidence given by Kim Snowball. I would invite the
media to read his evidence, because he was very strongly of the view that by
phasing-in the opening—therefore not having a single opening on 4 April
but by phasing it from that date—those things, where we were behind,
could be retrieved with strong and decisive action. He was of the view right up
until after the election that those things could still be retrieved. It was 14
to 16 months before the actual opening was due, and then the proposal was
already that it be phased —
Mr R.H. Cook : He
didn't talk about phasing-in.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
member should read the transcript, get himself educated, do his job properly
and then come back and ask questions in this house. He is just lazy and
incompetent.
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