❓ A parliamentary question was asked regarding the purchase of smart speakers by the Minister's office and the Department of Communities during the 2017-18 financial year. The answer indicates that no smart speakers were purchased.
AnsweredQoN 3154Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2018
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
In respect of the Minister's portfolio responsibilities for any ministerial offices, departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards, I ask: (a) were any smart speakers (i.e. Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, Google Home) purchased in this 2017-18 financial year; and (b) if yes, what was the model, price and intended purpose of each smart speaker purchased?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
9 days
Ministerial Office
(a) No
(b) Not applicable
The Department of Communities
The Department of Communities covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Volunteering, Seniors and Ageing, Housing, Youth and Veterans Issues, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a) The Department of Communities has reviewed their records and found no purchases of smart speakers during the 2017-18 financial year.
(b) Not applicable.
(a) No
(b) Not applicable
The Department of Communities
The Department of Communities covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Volunteering, Seniors and Ageing, Housing, Youth and Veterans Issues, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a) The Department of Communities has reviewed their records and found no purchases of smart speakers during the 2017-18 financial year.
(b) Not applicable.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.