Question Without Notice No. 401 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 May 2011 by Hon Lynn Maclaren
Parliament: 38 Session: 1
FREMANTLE FREIGHT ROUTES — AIR QUALITY MONITORING
401. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
(1) What air quality monitoring exists along the main freight routes accessing Fremantle port?
(2) At what locations and frequency is the air quality monitored, and is particulate pollution included in the monitoring?
(3) Have there been any breaches of air quality standards in recent years?
(4) Will the minister table the air quality results from the past year, including levels of particulate pollution?
(5) Has any modelling been undertaken of the likely impact on air quality and particulate pollution levels of the predicted increase in truck freight to and from the port over the next few years?
Hon HELEN MORTON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question, but I do not appear to have the question and the answer in my file. If it comes in before the end of question time, I will read it out.