House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Prisoner Numbers Prisoner Numbers Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Prisoner Numbers Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (15:24): Is it the case that, given the minister cannot give us one for today, prisoner numbers have recently reached a high of 2,601? The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety Prisoner Numbers The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:24): I would like to thank the honourable member for the question. Certainly that was the figure some weeks ago. That is a figure which I have actually announced publicly already, so I am not sure why— Mr Marshall interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is called to order. Ms Bedford interjecting: The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: I'm actually answering the question I was asked. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Florey is called to order. Mr Marshall interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is warned. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: The question that I was asked by the honourable member was: did we reach that figure at some point in the recent past? I said, 'Yes, we have. I don't have that figure today,' so I have answered exactly the question I was asked.