❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Minister for Health regarding funding for a new women's and babies' hospital, despite $230 million secured from a BHP royalty dispute. The Minister defends the government's commitment, citing existing investment and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AnsweredQoN 771Legislative Assembly
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WOMEN'S AND BABIES' HOSPITAL
771. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
Mr Speaker, before I ask my
question, obviously we would like to reflect on the Premier's
contribution and also offer our condolences and thoughts on behalf of the
Parliamentary Liberal Party for the incident that has occurred at Curtin
University.
Why
did the minister not secure sufficient funding for a new maternity and infants'
hospital to replace King Edward Memorial Hospital, especially
considering that $230 million has already been secured as a result of the BHP
royalty dispute?
771. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
Mr Speaker, before I ask my
question, obviously we would like to reflect on the Premier's
contribution and also offer our condolences and thoughts on behalf of the
Parliamentary Liberal Party for the incident that has occurred at Curtin
University.
Why
did the minister not secure sufficient funding for a new maternity and infants'
hospital to replace King Edward Memorial Hospital, especially
considering that $230 million has already been secured as a result of the BHP
royalty dispute?
AnswerView source ↗
We have secured funding for the
women's and babies' hospital. We have already invested $8 million
in the early planning and preparation for the new women's and babies'
hospital at QEII. It one of the long visions of the Reid review, and it is a vision
that we are bringing to life. It is true that after we secured a record amount
of money from BHP through that particular legal dispute, $230 million was
allocated to the future women's and babies' hospital. I do not know whether the member for Dawesville
will recall, but in March 2020, something was going on. It is called a global
pandemic. We had all our guns blazing to protect Western Australians, and
because we have protected Western Australians, we have kept the state safe, and
we are keeping the state strong. We will make sure that we provide world-class health services for all Western
Australians in the future through our record investment in health and in mental
health. We are committed to the women's and babies' hospital.
We have already committed $8 million. All that planning and the business
case work are underway at the moment, and as soon as we are in a position to
take that project forward, I am sure we will.
women's and babies' hospital. We have already invested $8 million
in the early planning and preparation for the new women's and babies'
hospital at QEII. It one of the long visions of the Reid review, and it is a vision
that we are bringing to life. It is true that after we secured a record amount
of money from BHP through that particular legal dispute, $230 million was
allocated to the future women's and babies' hospital. I do not know whether the member for Dawesville
will recall, but in March 2020, something was going on. It is called a global
pandemic. We had all our guns blazing to protect Western Australians, and
because we have protected Western Australians, we have kept the state safe, and
we are keeping the state strong. We will make sure that we provide world-class health services for all Western
Australians in the future through our record investment in health and in mental
health. We are committed to the women's and babies' hospital.
We have already committed $8 million. All that planning and the business
case work are underway at the moment, and as soon as we are in a position to
take that project forward, I am sure we will.
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