❓ Mr. Hort questions whether violent crime will increase under the current government. The Minister avoids a direct answer, highlighting police resources and crime reduction efforts.
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QuestionView source ↗
Community safety
479. Mr Adam Hort to
the Minister for Police:
I have a
supplementary question.
Should Western
Australians accept that the rate of offences against the person, excluding
family violence–related offences, will increase under this government's
watch?
479. Mr Adam Hort to
the Minister for Police:
I have a
supplementary question.
Should Western
Australians accept that the rate of offences against the person, excluding
family violence–related offences, will increase under this government's
watch?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for the question. As I said before, we have never had more police on the beat. We
are training police in greater numbers than ever before. We have a thousand
officers coming through the police academy.
Point of order
Mr Lachlan Hunter: The member for Kalamunda asked a
very specific question around violent crime rates under the government's watch.
There was nothing about police numbers. I ask the minister to go directly to
his question.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Opposition and government
benches!
Mr Paul Papalia interjected.
The Speaker: Minister for Emergency Services, I am
going to call you for the first time. Points of order are heard in silence. I
will not uphold that point of order, member, because as I have previously
explained, the minister can respond however he chooses. If he wants to add
context to that answer, he can. Minister, carry on.
Questions without notice resumed
Mr Reece Whitby: Thank you, Speaker. Our police have
never been better resourced. They have never had greater numbers.
Mr Adam Hort interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Kalamunda!
Mr Reece Whitby: New
laws to get tougher on offending have been introduced throughout the course of
this government.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Reece Whitby: This government will continue to put
the community's safety front and centre.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, I am
calling you for the second time.
Mr Reece Whitby: We have a good record in terms of
reducing overall crime, and we will continue to do so.
for the question. As I said before, we have never had more police on the beat. We
are training police in greater numbers than ever before. We have a thousand
officers coming through the police academy.
Point of order
Mr Lachlan Hunter: The member for Kalamunda asked a
very specific question around violent crime rates under the government's watch.
There was nothing about police numbers. I ask the minister to go directly to
his question.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Opposition and government
benches!
Mr Paul Papalia interjected.
The Speaker: Minister for Emergency Services, I am
going to call you for the first time. Points of order are heard in silence. I
will not uphold that point of order, member, because as I have previously
explained, the minister can respond however he chooses. If he wants to add
context to that answer, he can. Minister, carry on.
Questions without notice resumed
Mr Reece Whitby: Thank you, Speaker. Our police have
never been better resourced. They have never had greater numbers.
Mr Adam Hort interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Kalamunda!
Mr Reece Whitby: New
laws to get tougher on offending have been introduced throughout the course of
this government.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Reece Whitby: This government will continue to put
the community's safety front and centre.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, I am
calling you for the second time.
Mr Reece Whitby: We have a good record in terms of
reducing overall crime, and we will continue to do so.
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