❓ Ms McHale questions the delay in providing the Metropolitan Health Service Board's budget for 2000-01. Mr Day responds that the budget is near finalisation and uses the opportunity to highlight the government's increased health spending and transparency compared to the previous Labor government.
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(1) Given that it is now over two and half months since the state budget was handed down, has the Metropolitan Health Service Board been give its budget for 2000-01; and if not, why not? (2) If yes, what is the total allocation? (3) What is the allocation for each metropolitan hospital? Mr DAY
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(2) If yes, what is the total allocation? (3) What is the allocation for each metropolitan hospital? Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(3) What is the allocation for each metropolitan hospital? Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(2) If yes, what is the total allocation? (3) What is the allocation for each metropolitan hospital? Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(3) What is the allocation for each metropolitan hospital? Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
Mr DAY replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of the question. The allocation to the metropolitan health service is close to finalisation but is not yet fully determined. The matter has been considered by the budget committee of Cabinet and will soon be considered by the full Cabinet. After that occurs, I will be very happy to make all the information available. I remind the House that health services in Western Australia and, therefore, hospitals, will receive record allocations this year given that we have had another substantial increase in our Health budget of $86m this financial year compared with last financial year, so that we are now spending $670m a year more on Health than was the case when we came into government. The openness of this Government to provide information to Parliament and the public, whether it be about hospital budgets or elective surgery waiting lists, is in stark contrast with the situation that existed under the Labor Government, when it was very difficult to get any of that information at all and when the information that was provided was very scant. This Government has been very open with the information it has provided; and as soon as this matter is finalised I will make that information available.
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