❓ Hon Ken Baston asks about the progress of a policy to determine the rationale for government subsidies for passenger transport services in regional WA. Hon Adele Farina responds that the initiative is in early stages, with an internal paper being developed and full stakeholder consultation planned.
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PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES SUBSIDY
I refer to page 665 of volume 2 of the budget papers, which refers to a major initiative for 2006-07 and states - Develop a policy to determine the rationale for government involvement in subsidising passenger services (both air and land) in regional areas of Western Australia. (1) Has a working group been established to determine the rationale; and, if not, why not? (2) If a working group has been established, what is the membership of the working group and will there be stakeholder consultation; if not, why not; and, if so, with whom? (3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA
I refer to page 665 of volume 2 of the budget papers, which refers to a major initiative for 2006-07 and states - Develop a policy to determine the rationale for government involvement in subsidising passenger services (both air and land) in regional areas of Western Australia. (1) Has a working group been established to determine the rationale; and, if not, why not? (2) If a working group has been established, what is the membership of the working group and will there be stakeholder consultation; if not, why not; and, if so, with whom? (3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(2) If a working group has been established, what is the membership of the working group and will there be stakeholder consultation; if not, why not; and, if so, with whom? (3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(2) If a working group has been established, what is the membership of the working group and will there be stakeholder consultation; if not, why not; and, if so, with whom? (3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(3) What progress has been made in determining this policy-rationale? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
(1)-(3) The initiative is in the early stages of development, and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is working on an internal paper to formalise the stages needed to progress this policy. There will be full consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local councils, community groups and state government agencies, including regional development commissions.
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