❓ Hon Robin Scott questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding why Derby Senior High School did not receive funding despite an architect's inspection prior to funding announcements. The Minister's response is evasive, stating she did not receive a report directly and that only 63 out of 800 schools received funding.
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DERBY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — CAPITAL WORKS
901. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to a question yesterday
regarding the shocking state of the Derby Senior High School. In her answer,
the minister said that on 29 June, a Department
of Education officer and an architect went to Derby to inspect the disrepair of the school.
(1) If an
architect visited the school on 29 June and the funding was announced weeks
later on 3 August, why did Derby miss out on the funding?
(2) Will the
minister table the report given to her by the architect and the Department of
Education officer; and, if not, why not?
901. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to a question yesterday
regarding the shocking state of the Derby Senior High School. In her answer,
the minister said that on 29 June, a Department
of Education officer and an architect went to Derby to inspect the disrepair of the school.
(1) If an
architect visited the school on 29 June and the funding was announced weeks
later on 3 August, why did Derby miss out on the funding?
(2) Will the
minister table the report given to her by the architect and the Department of
Education officer; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1)–(2) If what the member is seeking is facts, that
is why it is useful to give some notice or even talk to me behind the Chair. If the member is going to ask for a report,
for example, and I do not have any notice of it, I cannot possibly give
the member the report because I did not know that the member was going to ask
me for it. I make this point: in respect of
the allocation of funding that was announced as part of the recovery project , I think the member made the point himself in
the question yesterday that 63 schools across Western Australia received
funding out of that.
Hon Robin
Scott : I'm only interested in one!
Hon SUE
ELLERY : I know, and I am trying to provide an answer to the member's
question.
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY PRESIDENT : Order,
members! A few more members still wish to ask questions. We are running out of
time.
Hon SUE ELLERY : I am doing
my best. If the member asks me a question without notice, I will give the
member the best answer I can.
Out
of more than 800 public schools, 63 schools received funding out of the
recovery plan, so not every school across Western Australia received
funding out of that plan, and that includes Derby. I have not received a report
from the architect and, frankly, that is not unusual. The architect would
report to the department and the department would put the plans together to
prepare advice to me for future consideration.
(1)–(2) If what the member is seeking is facts, that
is why it is useful to give some notice or even talk to me behind the Chair. If the member is going to ask for a report,
for example, and I do not have any notice of it, I cannot possibly give
the member the report because I did not know that the member was going to ask
me for it. I make this point: in respect of
the allocation of funding that was announced as part of the recovery project , I think the member made the point himself in
the question yesterday that 63 schools across Western Australia received
funding out of that.
Hon Robin
Scott : I'm only interested in one!
Hon SUE
ELLERY : I know, and I am trying to provide an answer to the member's
question.
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY PRESIDENT : Order,
members! A few more members still wish to ask questions. We are running out of
time.
Hon SUE ELLERY : I am doing
my best. If the member asks me a question without notice, I will give the
member the best answer I can.
Out
of more than 800 public schools, 63 schools received funding out of the
recovery plan, so not every school across Western Australia received
funding out of that plan, and that includes Derby. I have not received a report
from the architect and, frankly, that is not unusual. The architect would
report to the department and the department would put the plans together to
prepare advice to me for future consideration.
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