❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Corrective Services about delays and perceived failures in prison expansion projects. The Minister responds by outlining various prison projects underway across the state, defending the government's record.
AnsweredQoN 683Legislative Assembly
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NEW PRISON UNITS — OCCUPATION
683. Mr F.M. LOGAN to the Minister for Corrective
Services:
I have a short supplementary
question. The minister has held the corrective services portfolio for a number
of months now. What exactly has the minister done to rectify that embarrassing
shambles that he proudly calls a major prison expansion? It is 18 months late!
It is a joke.
683. Mr F.M. LOGAN to the Minister for Corrective
Services:
I have a short supplementary
question. The minister has held the corrective services portfolio for a number
of months now. What exactly has the minister done to rectify that embarrassing
shambles that he proudly calls a major prison expansion? It is 18 months late!
It is a joke.
AnswerView source ↗
Mr Speaker, I am not clear what the
question is.
Mr
F.M. Logan : What have you done?
Mr
M.J. COWPER : I will just go through them for the purposes of the house.
Mr
F.M. Logan : What have you done specifically as a minister? Nothing!
Mr
M.J. COWPER : Does the member mean the West Kimberley prison?
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, you have asked a supplementary
question. I expect you want an answer, but your continual interjections will
not help you get that answer.
Mr
M.J. COWPER : I am not sure which prison the member is saying is a shambles,
but I will go through them all for the benefit of members. I opened the new
150-bed West Kimberley Regional Prison last week. It was fantastic to see the
member for Kimberley and other members there. A minimum-security facility for
young adults called Wandoo Reintegration Facility, which has 80 beds, has been
established at the Rangeview Remand Centre. The eastern goldfields regional
prison in the member for Eyre's electorate will service the area
represented by the member for Kalgoorlie as well.
Mr
F.M. Logan : It hasn't even started yet!
Mr
M.J. COWPER : The contract has just gone out for that to be built next to
the existing prison, which will eventually be demolished.
Mr
F.M. Logan : None of this has actually been done.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, if you want an answer to the question, I
suggest you remain quiet. I am formally going to call you to order for the
first time today.
Mr
M.J. COWPER : At Acacia, 387 beds will be added to the existing prison, and
construction of the new beds is expected to be completed in 2015. There will be
120 beds at Albany Regional Prison in the new units, and of course we have the
capacity that we spoke about. There will be 30 beds at the work camp at
Roebourne, the refurbishment of prison accommodation at Casuarina and Hakea
Prisons and the establishment of work camps at Warburton, Wyndham and Dowerin.
Mr Speaker, the news just keeps getting better and better from this side of the
house. Unfortunately, as I have mentioned before in this place, the commitment
to our correctional services by the previous government in the eight years it
was in government is, by comparison, deplorable.
The
SPEAKER : Members, before I conclude question time, I refer to the question
asked by the member for Midland and the documents that the minister had. They
are certainly typed notes; they are not an official document of any sort, but I
think I did hear the minister indicate that he would provide the information to
the member should she so desire. I cannot find anything in them of any official
nature. Might I suggest to you, member for Midland, that you speak immediately
with the Minister for Corrective Services at the conclusion of question time?
And question time has concluded.
question is.
Mr
F.M. Logan : What have you done?
Mr
M.J. COWPER : I will just go through them for the purposes of the house.
Mr
F.M. Logan : What have you done specifically as a minister? Nothing!
Mr
M.J. COWPER : Does the member mean the West Kimberley prison?
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, you have asked a supplementary
question. I expect you want an answer, but your continual interjections will
not help you get that answer.
Mr
M.J. COWPER : I am not sure which prison the member is saying is a shambles,
but I will go through them all for the benefit of members. I opened the new
150-bed West Kimberley Regional Prison last week. It was fantastic to see the
member for Kimberley and other members there. A minimum-security facility for
young adults called Wandoo Reintegration Facility, which has 80 beds, has been
established at the Rangeview Remand Centre. The eastern goldfields regional
prison in the member for Eyre's electorate will service the area
represented by the member for Kalgoorlie as well.
Mr
F.M. Logan : It hasn't even started yet!
Mr
M.J. COWPER : The contract has just gone out for that to be built next to
the existing prison, which will eventually be demolished.
Mr
F.M. Logan : None of this has actually been done.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, if you want an answer to the question, I
suggest you remain quiet. I am formally going to call you to order for the
first time today.
Mr
M.J. COWPER : At Acacia, 387 beds will be added to the existing prison, and
construction of the new beds is expected to be completed in 2015. There will be
120 beds at Albany Regional Prison in the new units, and of course we have the
capacity that we spoke about. There will be 30 beds at the work camp at
Roebourne, the refurbishment of prison accommodation at Casuarina and Hakea
Prisons and the establishment of work camps at Warburton, Wyndham and Dowerin.
Mr Speaker, the news just keeps getting better and better from this side of the
house. Unfortunately, as I have mentioned before in this place, the commitment
to our correctional services by the previous government in the eight years it
was in government is, by comparison, deplorable.
The
SPEAKER : Members, before I conclude question time, I refer to the question
asked by the member for Midland and the documents that the minister had. They
are certainly typed notes; they are not an official document of any sort, but I
think I did hear the minister indicate that he would provide the information to
the member should she so desire. I cannot find anything in them of any official
nature. Might I suggest to you, member for Midland, that you speak immediately
with the Minister for Corrective Services at the conclusion of question time?
And question time has concluded.
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