❓ Mr Hort questions the Premier on measures to support WA sheep farmers affected by the live export industry. The Premier responds by highlighting investments in rail freight and promoting local processing of sheep for export.
AnsweredQoN 88Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Live export industry
88. Mr Adam Hort to
the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is the WA government—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Ms Rita Saffioti interjected.
Point of order
Mr Shane Love: The minister is interrupting the member
for Central Wheatbelt as he is trying to ask a question, and I ask that she be
asked to desist.
The Speaker : Members, it is a bit
hard to hear the question if people are interjecting. I will not uphold that
point of order. Carry on, member.
Questions without
notice resumed
Mr Adam Hort: Premier, is the WA government
considering any measures to ensure the sustainability and resilience of WA
sheep farming communities who have been let down by Labor?
88. Mr Adam Hort to
the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is the WA government—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Ms Rita Saffioti interjected.
Point of order
Mr Shane Love: The minister is interrupting the member
for Central Wheatbelt as he is trying to ask a question, and I ask that she be
asked to desist.
The Speaker : Members, it is a bit
hard to hear the question if people are interjecting. I will not uphold that
point of order. Carry on, member.
Questions without
notice resumed
Mr Adam Hort: Premier, is the WA government
considering any measures to ensure the sustainability and resilience of WA
sheep farming communities who have been let down by Labor?
AnswerView source ↗
We are looking at
significant reductions in costs for WA farmers to get their grain to ports and
other important locations, by bringing the rail freight network back into
public hands. We are also—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Member for
Central Wheatbelt! Treasurer! I will not put up with that behaviour from
anyone.
Mr Roger Cook: Another thing we support in Western
Australia, in addition to WA farmers, is WA workers. We want to see more sheep
processed in Western Australia, because that will provide jobs for Western
Australians and provide greater value to our exports—exports to other
countries, which continue to grow. For instance, in 2003–04 the live
sheep export trade to Kuwait was over 950,000 sheep a year. Today, that number
is just 190,000.
Several members
interjected.
Mr Roger Cook: In 2013–14, that number was
700,000. Why is that? It is because countries like Kuwait are continuing to buy
our value-added processed and packaged meat products. Chilled meats obviously
represent a significant export opportunity for Western Australia. It means more
value for our exports; it means more Western Australian jobs, and it continues
to make sure that we support the Western Australian farming community.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
significant reductions in costs for WA farmers to get their grain to ports and
other important locations, by bringing the rail freight network back into
public hands. We are also—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Member for
Central Wheatbelt! Treasurer! I will not put up with that behaviour from
anyone.
Mr Roger Cook: Another thing we support in Western
Australia, in addition to WA farmers, is WA workers. We want to see more sheep
processed in Western Australia, because that will provide jobs for Western
Australians and provide greater value to our exports—exports to other
countries, which continue to grow. For instance, in 2003–04 the live
sheep export trade to Kuwait was over 950,000 sheep a year. Today, that number
is just 190,000.
Several members
interjected.
Mr Roger Cook: In 2013–14, that number was
700,000. Why is that? It is because countries like Kuwait are continuing to buy
our value-added processed and packaged meat products. Chilled meats obviously
represent a significant export opportunity for Western Australia. It means more
value for our exports; it means more Western Australian jobs, and it continues
to make sure that we support the Western Australian farming community.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
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