❓ Question regarding the use of Royalties for Regions funding for the grain freight rail network. The Minister avoids directly answering, instead criticising the previous government's inaction and stating he is working on the issue but not using the specified funds.
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ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS — GRAIN FREIGHT NETWORK
(1) What consideration has the government given to using royalties for regions to fund the state government’s share of the $400 million rail rescue package? (2) Will the minister confirm that he has objected to using the royalties for regions budget allocation for this purpose? (3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
(1) What consideration has the government given to using royalties for regions to fund the state government’s share of the $400 million rail rescue package? (2) Will the minister confirm that he has objected to using the royalties for regions budget allocation for this purpose? (3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(2) Will the minister confirm that he has objected to using the royalties for regions budget allocation for this purpose? (3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(2) Will the minister confirm that he has objected to using the royalties for regions budget allocation for this purpose? (3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(3) What priority does the minister give to rescuing this rail network? (4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(4) Does the National Party accept responsibility for the failed privatisation project that it embarked upon in 2000? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
I thank the shadow spokesperson opposed to regional development for that question. I am very happy to answer that exact question. Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Several members interjected. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know what sounds reached you, Mr Speaker, but it is pretty obvious to everybody else that the minister addressed the member by the wrong title and he should be made to correct it. The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : If that is the case, I ask the minister to withdraw. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, I withdraw that issue. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I want to answer the question from the member for Armadale, as it is a very important issue. (1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
(1)-(4) It is a very important issue that the member for Armadale had eight years as Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with $2 billion surpluses to address. The minister in trying to make a cheap political point, which was never based on anything other than her own personal ideology, failed time and again to commit to the state government component of funding the grain rail network — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Mr Speaker, here we are today with a new government, after eight years of complete abdication of responsibility from the former minister — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide — The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : I gave the member for Armadale the call and she asked the Minister for Regional Development a question. The minister may not yet have provided all of the answer, but the member will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question; I guarantee that to her. However, I would prefer to hear the minister’s answer and not the member for Armadale’s continual interjections. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : What an unbelievable hide the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has to ask this question, given that this issue sat on her desk year after year, and she ignored it. I inform the house that I am working very closely with the transport minister to address this issue. In fact, I am meeting with WestNet Rail this afternoon again on the issue. I am talking very closely with the federal parliamentary secretary Gary Gray. Both Gary Gray and the transport minister are working closely together on this issue to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money that is invested in the grain rail network is spent in the most appropriate way — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : — taking into account the strategic changes that have been made in grain rail freight and road transport in this state. We look forward to progressing that issue. I can tell members opposite that I am not considering using royalties for regions funding for this important project. This is one of those classic examples of members on the other side wanting royalties for regions money used to fund a project that should have been commenced under their government. Royalties for regions is about funding new projects over and above projects that should have already commenced, and I will be making sure that that is what happens.
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