Hon. Colin de Grussa asks the Minister for Education and Training about the number and value of applications and payments made under the $24.5 million construction workforce support package announced in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister declines to answer immediately due to perceived errors in the question.

AnsweredQoN 607Legislative Council
Asked
16 June 2020
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Education and Training

QuestionView source ↗

CORONAVIRUS —
CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE SUPPORT PACKAGE
607. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the $24.5 million support
package for the construction workforce announced on 23 April.
(1) How many
applications have been received, and what is the total value of the one-off $2 000
payments to employers to maintain apprentices and trainees?
(2) How many
applications have been approved, and what is the total dollar value of payments
received by employers to date?
(3) How many
applications have been received for monthly grants between $250 and $500, and
what is the total value of applications received?
(4) How many
applications have been approved, and what is the total dollar value of payments
received by employers to date?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I
am not going to give the honourable member this answer because I think there
are a few mistakes in it, so I apologise to him for that. I will give
him the answer to this question tomorrow.

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