Alan Cadby questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding savings from the amalgamation of departments, specifically how the savings figures were determined and where the saved funds will be allocated. The Minister's response identifies the Functional Review Taskforce as the source of the figures and states the funds will be reinvested in departmental priorities yet to be determined.

AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Council
Asked
6 March 2003
Portfolio
Education and Training

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The parliamentary secretary stated in answer to question without notice 625 that $5 million would be saved in 2002-03 and $30 million in 2004-05 by the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training. (1) How did the minister arrive at those two figures? (2) Will the money saved stay in the Department of Education and Training? (3) If yes, where will the money be spent? Hon KEN TRAVERS

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On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
(1) How did the minister arrive at those two figures? (2) Will the money saved stay in the Department of Education and Training? (3) If yes, where will the money be spent? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
(2) Will the money saved stay in the Department of Education and Training? (3) If yes, where will the money be spent? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
(3) If yes, where will the money be spent? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.
(1)-(3) The target savings were identified by the Functional Review Taskforce chaired by Michael Costello. The funds will be reinvested in Department of Education and Training priorities, which are yet to be determined.

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