❓ Question asks if the Minister for Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne has expressed support for returning royalties to the regions where they were generated. The Minister's answer is non-committal, referencing advocacy and pre-election promises.
AnsweredQoN 204Legislative Council
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Has the minister, since his appointment, told any north west groups that he supports the proposal that a proportion of the royalties should be returned to the regions in which they were generated? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The process of being a regional minister is, in my view, to advocate on behalf of those regions their views to government. I have undertaken to advocate within government those views of the regions. The Government’s view is that the appropriate response to these questions has been delivered in our pre-election commitment, which will hopefully soon be a budgetary commitment.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The process of being a regional minister is, in my view, to advocate on behalf of those regions their views to government. I have undertaken to advocate within government those views of the regions. The Government’s view is that the appropriate response to these questions has been delivered in our pre-election commitment, which will hopefully soon be a budgetary commitment.
The process of being a regional minister is, in my view, to advocate on behalf of those regions their views to government. I have undertaken to advocate within government those views of the regions. The Government’s view is that the appropriate response to these questions has been delivered in our pre-election commitment, which will hopefully soon be a budgetary commitment.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The process of being a regional minister is, in my view, to advocate on behalf of those regions their views to government. I have undertaken to advocate within government those views of the regions. The Government’s view is that the appropriate response to these questions has been delivered in our pre-election commitment, which will hopefully soon be a budgetary commitment.
The process of being a regional minister is, in my view, to advocate on behalf of those regions their views to government. I have undertaken to advocate within government those views of the regions. The Government’s view is that the appropriate response to these questions has been delivered in our pre-election commitment, which will hopefully soon be a budgetary commitment.
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