❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the proposed high-tech local transit system in Rockingham, following the government's decision to change the route of the south west metropolitan railway. The questions focus on the route, technology, community preference, cost, and funding for the project.
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Following the Government’s announcement in July 2001 that it would change the route of the proposed south west metropolitan railway, and with the significant loss of the Rockingham city central rail station, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announced in a media release dated 1 August 2001 that the Government had decided to implement a high-tech local transit system to link Rockingham’s city centre and beachfront with the new south west railway. The minister gave further assurances to the people of Rockingham that - The Government recognises the importance of Rockingham as a strategic regional centre and as a destination in its own right. In the light of these assurances and informed media commentary that the promised high-tech local transit system was expected to be operational within five years - (1) Has a preferred route for the system been resolved; and, if so, can the Government provide Parliament with a simple description? (2) Which specific form of transit technology would best suit the economic development and promotional objectives of the Rockingham regional centre? (3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(1) Has a preferred route for the system been resolved; and, if so, can the Government provide Parliament with a simple description? (2) Which specific form of transit technology would best suit the economic development and promotional objectives of the Rockingham regional centre? (3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(2) Which specific form of transit technology would best suit the economic development and promotional objectives of the Rockingham regional centre? (3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(1) Has a preferred route for the system been resolved; and, if so, can the Government provide Parliament with a simple description? (2) Which specific form of transit technology would best suit the economic development and promotional objectives of the Rockingham regional centre? (3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(2) Which specific form of transit technology would best suit the economic development and promotional objectives of the Rockingham regional centre? (3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(3) If the much publicised consultation process resulted in a clear community preference being expressed for a particular type of transit technology, what was that preference? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon BARBARA SCOTT: It is a very important question for the people of Rockingham. (4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(4) Has the Government made a decision on the type of transit technology that will be provided in Rockingham? (5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(5) What is the estimated cost of the system, and have the required funds been set aside by the Government to fulfil its promise to the people of Rockingham to replace the lost central city rail route with an attractive and unique transit alternative? Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Tom Stephens: Would you repeat that please? Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon BARBARA SCOTT: I would happily repeat it. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
I would not happily have the member repeat the question. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the question of the Leader of the Opposition; he has the answers. I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer, which thankfully is shorter than the question. (1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(1) Although the steering committee has a preferred route, it has not been formally adopted as the final route for the system. (2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(2),(4) The steering committee has not decided on the technology that will be used. The steering committee is currently awaiting the presentation of a report from a subcommittee, which was established to further investigate technology options. (3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(3) It is difficult to gain a statistically significant result from the number of submissions received. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The member should have asked the Leader of the Opposition this question; he knows it all. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: He knows everything. Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Norman Moore: You have not answered one question yet. Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon Ken Travers: Do you want him to answer the question or not? The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary should ignore all interjections, particularly those from his own side. Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: To continue - The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
The consultation indicated that 48 per cent of respondents preferred a streetcar or low floor tram similar to the ones in Orléans in France, and the new low floor trams in Melbourne. Twenty-seven per cent of submissions indicated a preference for a bus system rather than a system that required overhead power lines and tracks to be laid. The remaining submissions did not provide a clear preference. (5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
(5) Preliminary costs will be ascertained as part of the assessment of the preferred mode. The terms of reference for the Rockingham central city transit system identify the need for a second stage of the study, including a detailed investigation into the issue of costing the preferred technology once it has been identified. This part of the project is yet to occur. Once a final submission has been provided to the Government by the steering group, including proposals on funding sources, the Government will give the study due consideration. It is worth noting that a specific funding commitment for the construction and operation of a Rockingham transit system has not been given. That would not be appropriate until the recommendation on the system, including costings, has been received.
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