❓ Mr. Ripper questions the Minister for Water about reinstating funds for the Port Hedland infill sewerage program, essential for high-density development under the Pilbara Cities vision, following the cancellation of infill sewerage projects. The Minister deflects by blaming previous governments for cutting funding.
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INFILL SEWERAGE — PORT HEDLAND
(1) In the light of the government’s Pilbara Cities vision, will the minister now reinstate the funds required to complete the infill sewerage program, which the Town of Port Hedland considers essential for medium to high-density development in the west of Port Hedland? (2) If not, can the minister explain to the house how the Town of Port Hedland can become a Pilbara city when much-needed high-density housing is being constrained by the minister’s foolish decision last year to cancel all infill sewerage projects across Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS
(1) In the light of the government’s Pilbara Cities vision, will the minister now reinstate the funds required to complete the infill sewerage program, which the Town of Port Hedland considers essential for medium to high-density development in the west of Port Hedland? (2) If not, can the minister explain to the house how the Town of Port Hedland can become a Pilbara city when much-needed high-density housing is being constrained by the minister’s foolish decision last year to cancel all infill sewerage projects across Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS
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(1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
(2) If not, can the minister explain to the house how the Town of Port Hedland can become a Pilbara city when much-needed high-density housing is being constrained by the minister’s foolish decision last year to cancel all infill sewerage projects across Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
(1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
(2) If not, can the minister explain to the house how the Town of Port Hedland can become a Pilbara city when much-needed high-density housing is being constrained by the minister’s foolish decision last year to cancel all infill sewerage projects across Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Apparently there are quite a few people who would rather ask the question and a few who would rather answer the question. The only person I am interested in hearing an answer from is the Minister for Water. Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
(1)–(2) Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other side of the house knows how committed I am to providing infill sewerage in Western Australia if at all possible. The member for Cockburn — Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You’re the one who cut the money. We didn’t do it, you did! Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn drew my attention to the issue in Spearwood. I concede that to him. I genuinely took it on board. Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : After a long time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I looked at the situation. The Minister for Health drew my attention to some public health issues in Spearwood. That program has started in Spearwood. The infill sewerage program was started under the Richard Court government in 1994. It was an $800 million program that was to go to 100 000 houses. Let us get this right: it is about houses that are on septic tanks and not about new developments or greenfield developments. We have gone a significant way through that program. Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : No, you haven’t. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I would not be standing here today if the previous government had not significantly cut back the program. The program would have been finished. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You are misleading the house again. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : It was an $800 million program that provided $80 million a year. The former Labor government cut it to about $20 million a year. If that government had continued the program in a time of economic boom, it would have been finished by now. In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
In answer to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition, I will do everything in my power — Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You have; you’re the minister. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am as committed as anybody else in this house to the Pilbara revitalisation program. I am not sure how committed in the past was the Leader of the Opposition to the infill sewerage program in the Pilbara. Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : We funded it. All the money was there. It is all up to the Water Corporation; it is their timetable. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cockburn knows a lot about this issue, but the question was asked by the Leader of the Opposition. I formally call the member for Cockburn to order for the first time. I would like a full and very fulsome question time today, but the way the process is operating at the moment, it might be a shortened question time. All members of this place will have an opportunity to answer a question or to ask a question. I ask the minister to please conclude his remarks. Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I will genuinely help that process if I can. I will come to the end of my remarks. I have worked very closely with my colleagues. I have worked very closely with the Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The budget process is upcoming. The program — Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Are you going to lean on royalties for regions? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I work with all colleagues on this side of the house in the budgetary process. If at all possible, we will — Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Is it possible? Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I am just as committed as members on the other side of the house to the infill sewerage program. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr B.J. Grylls : I said no. Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr F.M. Logan : Absolutely not? Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Absolutely not. The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Lands and member for Cockburn, this is not about you at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition wants to ask a supplementary question. I formally call the Minister for Lands for the first time and the member for Cockburn for the second time.
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