Porkies In Parliament?

Local Government Minister, Tony Simpson, stated in the Legislative Assembly on 21st May (in response to a Dorothy Dix question that gave him the opportunity to say more than time allowed in his second reading speech) that "the government is working with the City of Subiaco on transitional arrangements for affected ratepayers in the area known as the Crawley finger" (http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard.nsf/0/513ef68fcc01b2ad48257e500016e8ca/$FILE/A39+S1+20150521+p4191c-4192a.pdf).

Subiaco Mayor, Heather Henderson strongly denies this, saying: "the City hasn't had any interaction with anyone from the government since … the beginning of March".

I rely, here, not only on the report in the Post (above), although I would confidently do that. I have discussed this Mayor Henderson and have no doubt that what she says is true.

Given that Simpson's statement was in response to a clearly-planted question (Tony Krsticevic is the Government Whip in the Assembly) and, therefore, he would have had a prepared answer, it is difficult, if not impossible, to avoid drawing the conclusion that Simpson knowingly mislead the Parliament.