Question Time

Ambulance Ramping

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding ramping. Minister, given the media was provided with statistics for February, March and April of this year, each month breaking all-time records for ramping, why has the government refused to release the May ramping figures, despite repeated requests to do so?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:25): I am not aware of any requests that have been declined. The fact of the matter is that, under the former government and under the current government, those statistics are an irregular publication compiled by the Ambulance Service.