❓ Mr. Wyatt (Opposition) questions the Treasurer on the amount of federal funding committed to Roe 8 highway project. The Treasurer avoids a direct answer, stating the project is out to tender and a fixed sum cannot be committed to beforehand.
AnsweredQoN 916Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROE
HIGHWAY STAGE 8 — FEDERAL FUNDING
916. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
My supplementary question is: what is the amount committed to
by the federal government for Roe 8?
HIGHWAY STAGE 8 — FEDERAL FUNDING
916. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
My supplementary question is: what is the amount committed to
by the federal government for Roe 8?
AnswerView source ↗
When the member for Victoria Park gets to be Treasury head
some day in the long distant future—if he sticks it out—he will
find that it goes out to tender.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the third time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We
go out to tender and we get a price. We do not commit to a fixed sum before we
get to tender. I tell members what: there were large amounts of money —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We
have called a tender and we have not finalised it yet; we still have some work
to do. We are finding—I know people opposite, in fact During the last
election, their largest saving to fund their election commitment was $600 million
in savings in Roe 8. It was not there, but —
Point of Order
Mr
B.S. WYATT : Mr Speaker, you regularly instruct the opposition to ask
supplementary questions that are direct, which I have done. Could you please
direct the Treasurer to answer it.
The SPEAKER : Short
answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
have got them rattled here! Neither we nor the commonwealth will commit to a
sum until we know what the sum is. Does the member understand that?
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You
did that before with Roe 8 and stage 2.
Dr M.D. NAHAN :
Until we know what the sum is, neither we nor the commonwealth will commit to
it. I tell members what: it is a hell of a lot lower than you guys think!
some day in the long distant future—if he sticks it out—he will
find that it goes out to tender.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the third time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We
go out to tender and we get a price. We do not commit to a fixed sum before we
get to tender. I tell members what: there were large amounts of money —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We
have called a tender and we have not finalised it yet; we still have some work
to do. We are finding—I know people opposite, in fact During the last
election, their largest saving to fund their election commitment was $600 million
in savings in Roe 8. It was not there, but —
Point of Order
Mr
B.S. WYATT : Mr Speaker, you regularly instruct the opposition to ask
supplementary questions that are direct, which I have done. Could you please
direct the Treasurer to answer it.
The SPEAKER : Short
answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
have got them rattled here! Neither we nor the commonwealth will commit to a
sum until we know what the sum is. Does the member understand that?
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You
did that before with Roe 8 and stage 2.
Dr M.D. NAHAN :
Until we know what the sum is, neither we nor the commonwealth will commit to
it. I tell members what: it is a hell of a lot lower than you guys think!
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