Mount Gambier Prison

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): The words were 'there are definitely no prisoners sleeping on the floor'. Will you stand by your statement that there are definitely no prisoners sleeping on the floor?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: How many people does it take to answer a simple question?

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Government, order! The honourable minister has just replied to you that his advice is there are no prisoners. He makes it quite clear that his advice is there are no prisoners sleeping on the floor, so your next question was really out of order.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Mr President, the question was there was no reference to advice in the statement he made to the paper. 'However, there are definitely no prisoners sleeping on the floor at Mount Gambier Prison.' That is the question I am asking. They want to dodge around and duck and weave; that was the question I asked, Mr President.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:29): I am more than happy to keep reiterating myself for another 57 minutes if it would please the opposition. I made it very clear that I am advised that there are no prisoners sleeping on the floor in the Mount Gambier Prison. I am not sure that I can be any clearer than that, but as I said I'm more than happy to spend the next 57 minutes reiterating that answer.