❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses funding for road upgrades related to tier 3 grain rail line withdrawals, seeking details on financial allocations, maintenance costs, comparative cost assessments, the business case, and potential safety impacts of transferring grain transport from rail to road.
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GRAIN RAIL NETWORK — TIER 3 LINE WITHDRAWALS
I refer to the funding recently allocated for road upgrades relating to the tier 3 line withdrawals. (1) How much of this funding is allocated for this financial year and for each year of the forward estimates? (2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to the funding recently allocated for road upgrades relating to the tier 3 line withdrawals. (1) How much of this funding is allocated for this financial year and for each year of the forward estimates? (2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(1) How much of this funding is allocated for this financial year and for each year of the forward estimates? (2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(1) How much of this funding is allocated for this financial year and for each year of the forward estimates? (2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(2) What is the estimated annual maintenance cost for upgraded roads and how much additional funding is allocated for maintenance in each financial year? (3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(3) Has the government undertaken any further assessment of the comparative costs of rail and road options related to tier 3 lines since the December 2009 strategic grain network report; and, if yes, will the minister table the assessment? (4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(4) Will the minister table the business case on which the allocation of funding for the grain rail network was made; and, if not, why not? (5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
(5) Did the government make any assessment of how many additional fatalities and crashes will occur if the grain currently carried on rail is transferred to road; and, if yes, will the minister table it and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
I have just signed off on that question, and I thank the member for some notice; but, as he will be aware, I have been at the committee table all afternoon. I shall be providing the answer when it comes in and I will seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard . I will also table the business case that the member has asked for at the end of question time.
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