Hon Paddy Embry questions the Minister for Health regarding the failure to bid for federal funding for a positron emission topography (PET) facility, impacting cancer patients' access to Medicare rebates. The Minister, Hon Ken Travers, provides no answer and requests the question be resubmitted.

AnsweredQoN 542Legislative Council
Asked
18 September 2001
Portfolio
Health

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(1) Is the minister aware that a tendering process needs to be undertaken to obtain federal funding for the positron emission topography facility?  If so, why did the minister fail to put in a bid?  If not, why is the minister failing in his duties to provide adequate health care in this State? (2) Is the minister aware that by failing to bid for federal funding, cancer patients will be unable to claim the Medicare rebate?  If so, why is the minister unwilling to assist Western Australians financially?  If not, why not? (3) What steps will the minister undertake to ensure that federal funding for a PET facility occurs in the future? Hon KEN TRAVERS

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An answer to that question does not seem to have been provided.  Therefore, I ask the member to either put the question on notice or ask it again at a later time.
(2) Is the minister aware that by failing to bid for federal funding, cancer patients will be unable to claim the Medicare rebate?  If so, why is the minister unwilling to assist Western Australians financially?  If not, why not? (3) What steps will the minister undertake to ensure that federal funding for a PET facility occurs in the future? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: An answer to that question does not seem to have been provided.  Therefore, I ask the member to either put the question on notice or ask it again at a later time.
(3) What steps will the minister undertake to ensure that federal funding for a PET facility occurs in the future? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: An answer to that question does not seem to have been provided.  Therefore, I ask the member to either put the question on notice or ask it again at a later time.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: An answer to that question does not seem to have been provided.  Therefore, I ask the member to either put the question on notice or ask it again at a later time.
An answer to that question does not seem to have been provided.  Therefore, I ask the member to either put the question on notice or ask it again at a later time.

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