❓ Question on Notice regarding the cost of Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to WA and the status of the WA rock lobster export ban to China. The government states the cost information was previously provided, the export ban is not a WA government decision, and the visit was not a waste of taxpayer money.
AnsweredQoN 2077Legislative Council
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I refer to the visit of Chinese Premier, Li
Qiang, to Western Australia (WA) in June this year, and the immense state police
resources used, including hundreds of WA police officers and the use of the police helicopter, and I ask: (a) what was the total cost of
this visit to the taxpayers of WA; (b) when will the ban on
WA rock lobster to China be lifted and exports resume; and (c) was this trip a total
waste of WA taxpayer's money?
Qiang, to Western Australia (WA) in June this year, and the immense state police
resources used, including hundreds of WA police officers and the use of the police helicopter, and I ask: (a) what was the total cost of
this visit to the taxpayers of WA; (b) when will the ban on
WA rock lobster to China be lifted and exports resume; and (c) was this trip a total
waste of WA taxpayer's money?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 September 2024
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
9 days
(a) This information has previously been provided to the Parliament.
(b) This is not a decision for the WA Government.
(c) No.
(b) This is not a decision for the WA Government.
(c) No.
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