PRISON HEALTH SERVICES

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

I refer to my question without notice 185 of 14 March 2019 and to the proposal to transfer the delivery of prison health services to the Department of Health.

(1)  Will the minister please table the report of the review undertaken in August 2017?

(2)  Why were the outcomes not accepted by the minister?

(3)  Would the minister please advise —

(a)  who is currently on the justice planning and reform committee;

(b)  how often the committee meets; and

(c)  when the committee last met?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)  A copy of the review will be provided in due course.

(2)  Medical care provided to prisoners is adequate and commensurate with public expectations.

(3)  As this committee falls within the responsibility of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, please refer this question to the Premier.

 

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