A member of parliament asks about the allocation of a $75 million regional investment fund. The minister confirms the fund isn't fully allocated but avoids providing specific details, citing a previous Bill and accusing the opposition of wasting time.

AnsweredQoN 347Legislative Council
Asked
13 May 2004
Portfolio
Local Government and Regional Development

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(1) Can the minister inform the House whether the $75 million regional investment fund has been fully allocated? (2) If not, what is the actual amount that has been allocated? (3) Will the minister table in the House full details of all grant allocations from this fund from February 2001 to the present? Hon TOM STEPHENS

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(1) No, the fund has not been fully allocated. (2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
(2) If not, what is the actual amount that has been allocated? (3) Will the minister table in the House full details of all grant allocations from this fund from February 2001 to the present? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No, the fund has not been fully allocated. (2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
(3) Will the minister table in the House full details of all grant allocations from this fund from February 2001 to the present? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No, the fund has not been fully allocated. (2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No, the fund has not been fully allocated. (2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
(1) No, the fund has not been fully allocated. (2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
(2) Yes, I can detail for the House the full use of the fund, but not at this particular moment. (3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
(3) Members opposite are a funny lot. I put a Bill before the House that was aimed at doing all those things for members opposite, yet they have the gall to ask a question such as this. Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
Hon Bruce Donaldson: Bring the Bill back and we might deal with it. Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: We do not want members to waste the time of the House by mucking around with government legislation, as it did last night. I will look at the issue and get back to the member.

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