Ms SYLVIA HALE: I direct my question to the Minister for Corrective Services. I refer to the death on 27 August 2009 of a prisoner while in custody and in transit from Bathurst to Mannus Correctional Centre. When was the Minister informed of the death and when was the prisoner's family informed of his death?

The Hon. JOHN ROBERTSON: On 27 August 2009 inmate Holcroft died of a suspected heart attack while being transported from Bathurst Correctional Centre to Mannus Correctional Centre. Inmate Holcroft's death will now be a matter for the New South Wales Coroner and, as is the practice, it is imperative that I do not comment on the circumstances of his death. The death of inmate Holcroft is already the subject of a question on notice and a response will be lodged in due course.