❓ Mr Kirkup asks about specific funding allocations in Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, and Dawesville since January 2017. The Minister responds that precise electorate-level breakdowns are unavailable and criticises the previous government's Royalties for Regions allocation to the Peel region.
AnsweredQoN 1447Legislative Assembly
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Can the Minister advise what funds have been specifically allocated to be spent by the Minister's portfolio departments and agencies on projects and works since 1 January 2017 in the electorates of Mandurah, Murray-Wellington and Dawesville?
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Answered
15 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
6 days
It is impossible to provide an accurate answer for what funds, projects and works across Government have occurred in specific electorates. While some projects are location specific, many are not, let alone that departmental reporting systems are not designed to provide electorate level breakdowns.
That being said, the McGowan Labor Government took to the 2017 Election a comprehensive Plan for Peel. A range of commitments from that plan have already been implement and the Government looks forward to delivering the rest.
I also note than under the previous Barnett Liberal Government for which the member for Dawesville was a staff member, the Peel region was consistently disadvantaged by the distribution of Royalties for Regions funding, a breakdown of which can be found below. The McGowan Labor Government will work towards a fairer allocation of Royalties for Regions as it re-prioritises the program towards job-creating programs, to boost employment throughout the Peel and the rest of Western Australia.
Region
Total Reported Expenditure 2008-09 to 2015-16
$/Person
Gascoyne
$ 342,521,809
$ 34,584
Goldfields-Esperance
$ 423,112,270
$ 6,990
Great Southern
$ 351,541,991
$ 5,843
Kimberley
$ 962,225,805
$ 24,799
MidWest
$ 423,490,801
$ 7,305
Peel
$ 152,060,321
$ 1,153
Pilbara
$ 1,690,951,598
$ 25,675
South West
$ 532,729,375
$ 3,028
Wheatbelt
$ 594,375,098
$ 7,981
That being said, the McGowan Labor Government took to the 2017 Election a comprehensive Plan for Peel. A range of commitments from that plan have already been implement and the Government looks forward to delivering the rest.
I also note than under the previous Barnett Liberal Government for which the member for Dawesville was a staff member, the Peel region was consistently disadvantaged by the distribution of Royalties for Regions funding, a breakdown of which can be found below. The McGowan Labor Government will work towards a fairer allocation of Royalties for Regions as it re-prioritises the program towards job-creating programs, to boost employment throughout the Peel and the rest of Western Australia.
Region
Total Reported Expenditure 2008-09 to 2015-16
$/Person
Gascoyne
$ 342,521,809
$ 34,584
Goldfields-Esperance
$ 423,112,270
$ 6,990
Great Southern
$ 351,541,991
$ 5,843
Kimberley
$ 962,225,805
$ 24,799
MidWest
$ 423,490,801
$ 7,305
Peel
$ 152,060,321
$ 1,153
Pilbara
$ 1,690,951,598
$ 25,675
South West
$ 532,729,375
$ 3,028
Wheatbelt
$ 594,375,098
$ 7,981
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