Mr. Wyatt questions the Treasurer regarding the allocation of funds for various regional initiatives under the Royalties for Regions program, seeking details on expenditure, specific allocations, and unallocated amounts. The answer refers to another question, implying a combined response.

AnsweredQoN 5431Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 April 2016
Portfolio
Treasurer

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I refer to Appendix 6
of the the 2015/16 Mid-Year Financial Projections Statement setting out the
breakdown of expenditure for Royalties for Regions, and I ask: (a) in respect of the
$108 million allocated to the ‘Regional Workers Initiative’ in the Budget year
and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (b) in respect of the
$55 million allocated to the ‘Community Resource Centres’ in the Budget year and
across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (c) in respect of the
$21.5 million allocated to the ‘Creative Regions Program’ in the Budget year and
across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (d) in respect of the
$29.4 million allocated to the ‘Caravan and Camping’ in the Budget year and
across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (e) in respect of the
$21.7 million allocated to the ‘Regional Young People Program’ in the Budget
year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (f) in respect of the
$41.6 million allocated to the ‘Regional Events Program’ in the Budget year and
across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (g) in respect of the $57.8 million
allocated to the ‘Regional Strategic Projects’ in the Budget year and across
the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (h) In respect of the
$60.7 million allocated to the ‘Seizing the Opportunity Agriculture’ in the
Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and If so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and If so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (i) In respect of the
$77.0 million allocated to the ‘Infrastructure Audit and Infrastructure
Investment Fund’ in the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (j) in respect of the
$25.5 million allocated to the ‘Agricultural Sciences Research and Development’
in the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (k) in respect of the
$33.9 million allocated to the ‘Water for Food’ in the Budget year and across
the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (l) in respect of the
$20 million allocated to the ‘Regional Capital Works Initiative’ in the Budget
year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (m) in respect of the
$458.6 million allocated to the ‘Pilbara Cities Strategic Infrastructure’ in the
Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (n) in respect of the
$68.1 million allocated to the ‘Pilbara Cities Community Projects’ in the Budget
year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (o) in respect of the
$68.2 million allocated to the ‘Goldfields Esperance Revitalisation’ in the
Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (p) in respect of the
$412.9 million allocated to the ‘Southern Investment Initiative – Growing our
South’ in the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; and (q) in respect of the
$334.1 million allocated to the ‘Statewide Regional Blueprint Initiatives’ in
the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative?

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Answered
14 June 2016
Response time
47 days
Please refer to the response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice Number 5432.

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