❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Premier about the lack of funding for a comprehensive cancer centre in the state budget, despite the Premier's stated commitment. The Premier responds that funding depends on the business case outcome and criticizes the question.
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COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CENTRE
335. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the Premier's familiarity with the project and his claims to be
committed to this project, why is there no funding in the state budget to
establish the centre and improve access to cancer care for Western Australians
with cancer?
CANCER CENTRE
335. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the Premier's familiarity with the project and his claims to be
committed to this project, why is there no funding in the state budget to
establish the centre and improve access to cancer care for Western Australians
with cancer?
AnswerView source ↗
As the member well and truly knows,
part of the opportunity that a business case gives us is to see what the cost
of the end project is. Once we understand the project cost, we are in a position
to understand what we need to provision for in the budget. It is a ridiculous
question. There are many opinions about the comprehensive cancer centre,
particularly within the medical community. There are more opinions than there
are in the range of Liberal candidates who are lining up for the next election.
Luckily, the feelings within the medical fraternity about what should be there
and how it should operate are not as extreme as they are amongst the Liberal
candidates, but we will continue to work through the business case proposal and
then, once we have the information in front of us, we will be able to make a decision
from there.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
part of the opportunity that a business case gives us is to see what the cost
of the end project is. Once we understand the project cost, we are in a position
to understand what we need to provision for in the budget. It is a ridiculous
question. There are many opinions about the comprehensive cancer centre,
particularly within the medical community. There are more opinions than there
are in the range of Liberal candidates who are lining up for the next election.
Luckily, the feelings within the medical fraternity about what should be there
and how it should operate are not as extreme as they are amongst the Liberal
candidates, but we will continue to work through the business case proposal and
then, once we have the information in front of us, we will be able to make a decision
from there.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
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