❓ Opposition questions the Premier's priorities, contrasting spending on a waterfront advertising campaign with cuts to mobile parenting services. The Premier defends the government's right to review and reallocate funds, citing budget constraints.
AnsweredQoN 323Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH
WATERFRONT PROJECT — ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
323. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, why is it more important to
spend $250 000 on an irrelevant advertising campaign, when the Premier has cut
a $60 000 program to provide mobile parenting services and playgroups to
families in the south eastern suburbs of Perth?
WATERFRONT PROJECT — ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
323. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, why is it more important to
spend $250 000 on an irrelevant advertising campaign, when the Premier has cut
a $60 000 program to provide mobile parenting services and playgroups to
families in the south eastern suburbs of Perth?
AnswerView source ↗
I would not have thought that had any relation to the initial
question.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Your
question included the seeking of some opinion, but I thought that some of your
question was relevant to what had come before. That is why I enabled the
question to be answered, and that is what I believe the Premier is endeavouring
to do.
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
Mr Speaker —
The SPEAKER : I
have not given you the call, member for Mount Lawley.
Several members interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Mr Speaker, there are —
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
No point.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I know you can count. I formally
call you to order for the first time today. Member for Forrestfield, I formally
call you to order for the first time today as well. I am going to give the call
back to the Premier.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : As every member of this Parliament should know, there are
literally thousands of programs across government, and it is a continuing
function of government to review programs and decide whether they have run
their course, because often they do—they are designed for a period of
time and they run their course—or whether there are better ways of
spending money. I do not know the details of that particular program to which
the member referred, but that is a responsibility of the minister. It is a
function of government and of all ministers to make sure that taxpayers'
money is spent in the best way.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
It's your function to get the priorities right.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Do not forget that this government had to face a $662 million
cut in its GST two months out from delivering the budget. So why do members
opposite support Julia Gillard and why do they take orders from her, as they
do?
The SPEAKER : I
give the call to the member for Mount Lawley.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Take
a seat, member for Mount Lawley. Member for Armadale, I did not give you the
call. I formally call you to order for the first time today.
question.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Your
question included the seeking of some opinion, but I thought that some of your
question was relevant to what had come before. That is why I enabled the
question to be answered, and that is what I believe the Premier is endeavouring
to do.
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
Mr Speaker —
The SPEAKER : I
have not given you the call, member for Mount Lawley.
Several members interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Mr Speaker, there are —
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
No point.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I know you can count. I formally
call you to order for the first time today. Member for Forrestfield, I formally
call you to order for the first time today as well. I am going to give the call
back to the Premier.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : As every member of this Parliament should know, there are
literally thousands of programs across government, and it is a continuing
function of government to review programs and decide whether they have run
their course, because often they do—they are designed for a period of
time and they run their course—or whether there are better ways of
spending money. I do not know the details of that particular program to which
the member referred, but that is a responsibility of the minister. It is a
function of government and of all ministers to make sure that taxpayers'
money is spent in the best way.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
It's your function to get the priorities right.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Do not forget that this government had to face a $662 million
cut in its GST two months out from delivering the budget. So why do members
opposite support Julia Gillard and why do they take orders from her, as they
do?
The SPEAKER : I
give the call to the member for Mount Lawley.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Take
a seat, member for Mount Lawley. Member for Armadale, I did not give you the
call. I formally call you to order for the first time today.
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