Question on Notice regarding the allocation of Royalties for Regions funding to various initiatives in regional Western Australia, specifically seeking details on expenditure, allocation to specific projects, and unallocated amounts. The answer provides high-level information on whether the allocations have been expensed and allocated.

AnsweredQoN 5430Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 April 2016
Portfolio
Regional Development

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I refer to Appendix 6
of the the 2015/16 Mid-Year Financial Projections Statement setting out the
breakdown of expenditure for Royalties for Regions, and I ask: (a) in respect of the
$112.4 million allocated to the ‘Midwest Investment Plan’ in the Budget year and
across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (b) in respect of the
$150.1 million allocated to the ‘North West Health Initiative’ in the Budget
year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (c) in respect of the
$79.5 million allocated to the ‘District Medical Workforce Investment Program’
in the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; (d) in respect of the
$158.0 million allocated to the ‘District Hospital Investment Program
(Operating)’ in the Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative; and (e) in respect of the
$12.8 million allocated to the ‘Regional Skills and Training Initiative’ in the
Budget year and across the forward estimates: (i) has this allocation
been expensed for the purposes of calculating current net debt; (ii) has this entire
amount been allocated to specific initiatives, and if so, what initiatives and how
much to each initiative; and (iii) is any of this amount
unallocated to specific initiatives, and if so, how much in each year is currently
unallocated to a specific initiative?

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Answered
21 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development
Response time
54 days
The financial information provided in these responses are based on the Royalties for Regions 2016-17 bilateral budget figures.
(a) (i) Yes
(ii)     No
(ii) Yes
(b) (i) yes
(ii) yes
(iii)   No
(c) (i)      Yes
(ii)     Yes, the District Medical Workforce Investment Program is fully allocated to GP incentives, recruitment and attraction programs and enabling programs for GPs in the regions such as the Emergency Telehealth Services.
(iii) no
(d)(i)      Yes
(ii)     Yes
(iii)   No
(e) (i)      Yes
(ii)     Yes
(iii)   No

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