❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding funding and plans for the Bunbury subacute mental health facility, highlighting discrepancies in budget allocations and seeking transparency through the tabling of relevant documents.
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SUBACUTE CENTRE CONSTRUCTION — ROYALTIES
FOR REGIONS — BUNBURY
474. Hon ADELE FARINA to the minister
representing the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the minister's
answer to question on notice 3983 in relation to the Bunbury subacute mental
health facility.
(1) Why did the
minister say that the commencement of construction is dependent on the
confirmation of funding when funding was confirmed in last year's
budget, a fact confirmed by the Minister for Regional Development whose
portfolio provided the funding?
(2) Noting the $13 million provided in the 2015–16
budget has been slashed to $11.1 million in the 2016–17 budget ,
what has or will be cut from the facility?
(3) How much funding has been
allocated in the 2016–17 budget for the operational costs of the
facility?
(4) Will the minister table the
business case and concept plans?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
FOR REGIONS — BUNBURY
474. Hon ADELE FARINA to the minister
representing the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the minister's
answer to question on notice 3983 in relation to the Bunbury subacute mental
health facility.
(1) Why did the
minister say that the commencement of construction is dependent on the
confirmation of funding when funding was confirmed in last year's
budget, a fact confirmed by the Minister for Regional Development whose
portfolio provided the funding?
(2) Noting the $13 million provided in the 2015–16
budget has been slashed to $11.1 million in the 2016–17 budget ,
what has or will be cut from the facility?
(3) How much funding has been
allocated in the 2016–17 budget for the operational costs of the
facility?
(4) Will the minister table the
business case and concept plans?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) Funding for
the mental health subacute facility in Bunbury was allocated in the 2014–15
budget. A further business case was required by the royalties for regions
program for formal confirmation of the funding, which has occurred in the 2015–16
budget.
Hon Adele Farina : That's not what the Minister for
Regional Development said.
Hon
DONNA FARAGHER : I am
answering the member's question.
(2) Nothing has
or will be cut from the Bunbury mental health subacute facility. The reduction
in funding is based on revised costings using updated information and a revised
schedule for construction.
(3) A total of $1.2 million has been
allocated.
(4) No.
(5) Community consultation will
occur and appropriate documents will be released as part of that process.
of the question.
(1) Funding for
the mental health subacute facility in Bunbury was allocated in the 2014–15
budget. A further business case was required by the royalties for regions
program for formal confirmation of the funding, which has occurred in the 2015–16
budget.
Hon Adele Farina : That's not what the Minister for
Regional Development said.
Hon
DONNA FARAGHER : I am
answering the member's question.
(2) Nothing has
or will be cut from the Bunbury mental health subacute facility. The reduction
in funding is based on revised costings using updated information and a revised
schedule for construction.
(3) A total of $1.2 million has been
allocated.
(4) No.
(5) Community consultation will
occur and appropriate documents will be released as part of that process.
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