Corrective Services

935. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to the answer to my question on notice 2268, answered on 22 August 2019, which indicated that the amount allocated for the delivery of education services at Banksia Hill Detention Centre for 2019–20 is approximately $475 000, or 16 per cent less than the net cost of the delivery of these services last financial year.

(1)  Have any staff positions or programs in education at the detention centre been cut?

2270. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services:

I refer to the Western Australian State Budget page 379, Completed works, second line under ‘custodial’, Cell upgrade and Ligature Minimisation Program, and I ask:

(a)  does the Minister intend to undertake any ligature minimisation work in 2019–20;

(b)  if yes to (a):

(i)  in which prisons; and