Mr. Graham questions the comparability of government services in the Peel and South West regions to those in the metropolitan area. The government avoids a direct answer, stating a comprehensive framework is under development to assess regional outcomes.

AnsweredQoN 579Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 November 2002
Portfolio
Peel and the South West

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(1) Is access to each Government service delivered within the Minister’s area of regional responsibility considered to be of a comparable standard to that which applies in the metropolitan area?
(2) If the answer to (1) is yes -
(a) on what date was the assessment of the accessibility of each service made;
(b) who made the assessment of the accessibility of each service; and
(c) how was the assessment of the accessibility of each service made?
(3) If the answer to (1) is no -
(a) which services do not have comparable access;
(b) why does the region not have comparable access; and
(c) what steps have been taken to ensure comparable access?

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Answered
25 February 2003
Responded by
Minister for Peel and the South West
Response time
90 days
(b) who made the assessment of the accessibility of each service; and (c) how was the assessment of the accessibility of each service made?
(c) how was the assessment of the accessibility of each service made?
(b) why does the region not have comparable access; and (c) what steps have been taken to ensure comparable access?
(c) what steps have been taken to ensure comparable access?
1 – 3 The Government delivers a wide range of services that are common to both metropolitan and regional areas. It is not possible to answer this question without reference to a specific service. The Government has developed a framework for measuring key indicators of environmental, social and economic regional outcomes as compared to the metropolitan area. This framework is currently under development and once completed will provide a comprehensive overview of regional outcomes compared to metropolitan outcomes which can then be used to support agency planning.

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