A WA parliamentary question seeks details on any State Government financial assistance provided to the Rio Tinto Hismelt project, including purpose, cost, benefits, and relevant policies. The answer indicates no financial assistance was provided by the State Development portfolio.

AnsweredQoN 1365Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 April 2003
Portfolio
State Development

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(1) What State Government financial assistance has been provided for the Rio Tinto Hismelt project?
(2) What is the purpose of providing the financial assistance?
(3) What is the total cost to the State Government of providing the financial assistance?
(4) Did the Government offer the financial assistance in the first instance?
(5) If the answer to (4) is yes -
(a) specifically why was the financial assistance offered; and
(b) specifically what does the State get in return for the financial assistance offered?
(6) If the answer to (4) is no, who asked that any financial assistance be offered?
(7) Specifically, how will the value or benefit to the State of the financial assistance be measured?
(8) Specifically, who will measure the value or benefit to the State of the financial assistance?
(9) How will the value and benefit to the State of the financial assistance be reported publicly?
(10) What is the name of and from where can a copy of the relevant Government policy be obtained in which the conditions for granting this kind of financial assistance to companies are outlined?
(11) Which other companies have received similar financial assistance in the last five years?
(12) In each case what is the value of the assistance referred to in (11) above?

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Answered
25 June 2003
Responded by
Minister for State Development
Response time
77 days
(b) specifically what does the State get in return for the financial assistance offered?
(1) No financial assistance has been provided by the State Development. (2) N/A. (3) N/A. (4) N/A. (5) N/A. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(2) N/A. (3) N/A. (4) N/A. (5) N/A. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(3) N/A. (4) N/A. (5) N/A. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(4) N/A. (5) N/A. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(5) N/A. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(6) N/A. (7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(7) N/A. (8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(8) N/A. (9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(9) N/A. (10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(10) N/A. (11) N/A.
(11) N/A.

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