Hon Ken Travers questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation regarding federal funding for the Perth Stadium, specifically inquiring about formal requests, correspondence, expected responses, and the Minister's role in discussions with the federal government. The Minister confirms no formal request since Sept 2013 and ongoing discussions.

AnsweredQoN 1093Legislative Council
Asked
14 October 2014
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Sport and Recreation

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PERTH
STADIUM — FEDERAL FUNDING
1093. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer to question without notice
1007 regarding federal funding for the Burswood stadium.
(1) Can the
Minister for Sport and Recreation confirm that no formal request has been made
to the new federal government since it was elected in September 2013?
(2) On what date was the last
written correspondence sent to the federal government regarding funding?
(3) When does the
minister expect a formal response from the federal government regarding a contribution?
(4) What role has
the minister had in any discussions with the federal government in the last 12 months?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) No formal request has been made
since September 2013.
(2) Refer to question without notice
1007.
(3) Discussions
with the federal government regarding a potential financial contribution to the
new Perth Stadium are ongoing.
(4) The Minister
for Sport and Recreation met with the commonwealth sports minister, Peter
Dutton, on 1 April 2014 and confirmed the state government's
expectation that the federal government would make a contribution to the new
Perth Stadium.

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