Prisoners on Remand

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): Supplementary: what is the current capacity of the prisons and how many prisoners are currently in our prison system versus those who are on remand?

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:30): How is that out of this?

The Hon. H.M. Girolamo: You talked about increasing the capacity.

The PRESIDENT: Excuse me! Order! I will decide. I believe it is a supplementary question, given the statistics that you gave us, minister, so you can answer the question in a way that you see fit.

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: I am happy to look at the exact figure.

The Hon. H.M. Girolamo interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: My understanding is that it is around three and a half thousand, but I will come back to you and double-check that exact figure.