❓ Mr. Cook questions the source of reprioritised health research funding and the allocation of additional funding. The Minister clarifies the source of the reprioritised funds and states that allocation details for the additional funding are pending the establishment of a governance structure, and that the Minister will likely not be involved in funding allocation.
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I refer to page 137 of Budget Paper No.2, Volume 1. and the reference to the $18 million for health and medical research which is to be reprioritised from within the Western Australian Health budget, and ask: (a) is it now known where this will be reprioritised from and, if so, where; (b) what programs and services will be cut to make up the $18 million shortfall in Health and Medical Research funding; (c) what programs and organisations will be funded under the $30 million additional funding for health and medical research in Western Australia, and how much will they be funded; and (d) will the Minister be influencing what programs and projects will be prioritised for receipt of research funding, or will this be the responsibility of the organisations funded?
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26 November 2013
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Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(a-b) Yes. The $18 million for health and medical research has been prioritised from within the non-activity based funding budget, namely by allocating resources from the administrative budget of the Department of Health (DOH), by applying a reduced escalation to the budget for administrative costs.
(c) The information sought is not yet available. The additional $30 million is over four years and details regarding its allocation to programs and organisations will need to await the establishment of an appropriate governance structure for the Government's FutureHealth WA initiative. This is currently being considered by the DOH.
(d) The governance structure for FutureHealth WA is currently under development. It is expected that the Minister will not be involved in the allocation of research funds provided to FutureHealth WA.
(c) The information sought is not yet available. The additional $30 million is over four years and details regarding its allocation to programs and organisations will need to await the establishment of an appropriate governance structure for the Government's FutureHealth WA initiative. This is currently being considered by the DOH.
(d) The governance structure for FutureHealth WA is currently under development. It is expected that the Minister will not be involved in the allocation of research funds provided to FutureHealth WA.
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