❓ A Western Australian Parliamentary Question on Notice seeks clarification on why certain science and innovation grants and subsidies were underspent in 2011-12, and how the unspent funds were reallocated. The answer provides details on the specific programs and amounts involved.
AnsweredQoN 5692Legislative Council
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I refer to the Service Summary in Budget 2012/13, Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2, page 460 and draw your attention to the decrease of $6.503 million between 2011-12 Budget and 2011-12 Estimated Actual, and I ask —
(1) What were the names of the grants and subsidies that were not fully subscribed in 2011-12?
(2) For each grant specified in the answer to (1), what was —
(a) the amount left over;
(b) the project or programme that the left over funding was redirected too including the -
(i) amount redirected;
(ii) department or agency; and
(iii) reason for the redirection?
(1) What were the names of the grants and subsidies that were not fully subscribed in 2011-12?
(2) For each grant specified in the answer to (1), what was —
(a) the amount left over;
(b) the project or programme that the left over funding was redirected too including the -
(i) amount redirected;
(ii) department or agency; and
(iii) reason for the redirection?
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Answered
14 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Science and Innovation
Response time
63 days
(1) The names of the grants and subsidies that were not fully subscribed in 2011-12 were as follows:
· Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology;
· Western Australian Fellowships Program;
· Innovation Capability Development Program;
· Innovation Co-Investment Program.
(2)(a) The amount pending allocation is:
· Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology $464,000
· Western Australian Fellowships Program $1,500,000
· Innovation Capability Development Program $150,000
· Innovation Co-Investment Program $4,300,000
(b) the funding from these projects or programmes remains available as follows:
(i) the amounts for the Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology, the Western Australian Fellowships Program and the Innovation Capability Development Program continue to be available to those projects. The $4.3m relating to the Innovation Co-Investment Program (ICP) has been repositioned to 2012/13. $3.5m will be re-applied to the ICP and $800,000 will be applied to ongoing support for innovation and industry development promotion programs.
(ii) n/a
(iii) ICP has been reallocated to enable the continuation of ongoing support for innovation and industry development promotion programs.
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· Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology;
· Western Australian Fellowships Program;
· Innovation Capability Development Program;
· Innovation Co-Investment Program.
(2)(a) The amount pending allocation is:
· Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology $464,000
· Western Australian Fellowships Program $1,500,000
· Innovation Capability Development Program $150,000
· Innovation Co-Investment Program $4,300,000
(b) the funding from these projects or programmes remains available as follows:
(i) the amounts for the Centre of Excellence for Computational Biology, the Western Australian Fellowships Program and the Innovation Capability Development Program continue to be available to those projects. The $4.3m relating to the Innovation Co-Investment Program (ICP) has been repositioned to 2012/13. $3.5m will be re-applied to the ICP and $800,000 will be applied to ongoing support for innovation and industry development promotion programs.
(ii) n/a
(iii) ICP has been reallocated to enable the continuation of ongoing support for innovation and industry development promotion programs.
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