A parliamentary question investigates the provision of government cars to Metropolitan Health Service Board members, specifically Judith Adams and Andrew Weeks, and the associated costs and justifications.

AnsweredQoN 546Legislative Council
Asked
23 November 2000
Portfolio
Health

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(1) Has the Metropolitan Health Service Board member Judith Adams been provided with a government car? (2) If so, is that car notionally allocated to King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women-Princess Margaret Hospital for Children? (3) Which other board members are provided with a vehicle? Hon PETER FOSS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
(2) If so, is that car notionally allocated to King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women-Princess Margaret Hospital for Children? (3) Which other board members are provided with a vehicle? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
(3) Which other board members are provided with a vehicle? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
(2) Yes. The car is leased by KEMH-PMH which recoup the leasing costs from the Metropolitan Health Service Board. The use of a car by Judith Adams, whose residence is in a rural part of the State, was approved by the chairman and the director of finance following a review by them of the comparative economics of providing a car or expenses on a kilometre basis. The provision of a car under lease, with the specific condition that it be used for board business, with some personal usage while in Perth, rather than paying a per kilometre rate, is the cheaper option. (3) Andrew Weeks.
(3) Andrew Weeks.

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