Details expenditure and funding allocations for research, innovation, and science projects across various WA government health agencies and the Mental Health Commission between 2017-2021, broken down by recipient category.

AnsweredQoN 6250Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 June 2020
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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(1) Can the Minister advise for each portfolio agency within their responsibilty, what expenditure was incurred in supporting external and internal research, innovation and/or science related projects for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19? (2) Can the Minister advise for each portfolio agency within their responsibilty what funding has been allocated towards supporting external and internal research, innovation and/or science related projects for 2019-20 and 2020-21? (3) For each of (1) and (2) can the Minister provide a break down of expenditure/funding between the following recipient categories: (a) Universities; (b) State government agencies; (c) Private organisations; (d) Cooperative Research Centres; and (e) All Other Categories?

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Answered
11 August 2020
Response time
5 days
Department of Health and health service providers advise:
(1)        $41,682,357
(2)        $54,710,160
(3)        2017/18 and 2018/19
(a) $16,643,442
(b) $4,434,981
(c) Nil
(d) $90,833
(e) $20,513,102
2019/20 and 2020/21
(a) $14,338,956
(b) $3,560,427
(c) $45,000
(d) $200,000
(e) $10,880,777
Mental Health Commission advises:
(1)
2017-18
2018-19
Expenditure/Funding (excluding GST)
$359,117
$245,601
(2)
2019-20
2020-21
Expenditure/Funding (excluding GST)
$292,033
$40,700
(3)
Breakdown of expenditure/funding (excluding GST)
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
a. Universities
$295,145
$133,301
Nil
Nil
b. State government agencies
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
c. Private organisations
$28,791
$112,300
$292,033
$40,700
d. Cooperative Research Centres
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
e. All Other Categories
$35,181
Nil
Nil
Nil
TOTAL
$359,117
$245,601
$292,033
$40,700
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(1)-(2) Nil
(3) (a)-(e) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
(1) 2017-18 Expenditure - $2,157,651
2018-19 Expenditure - $1,831,504
(2) 2019-20 Expenditure - $2,597,088
2020-21 Funding Allocated - $1,091,464
(3)
Category
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Universities
$2,157,651
$1,831,504
$2,584,493
$1,070,597
State Government Agencies
-
-
-
-
Private Organisations
-
-
$12,595
20,867
Cooperative Research Centres
-
-
-
-
All Other Categories
-
-
-
-
Total
$2,157,651
$1,831,504
$2,597,088
$1,091,464
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(1) Nil
(2) Nil
(3) The ARA provides the essential tools for biomedical research on a fee for service basis, but provides no funding per se for either internal or external research.

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