Hon Barry House asks about the expenditure of the $72 million science budget, particularly regarding biotechnology funding. Hon Kim Chance provides figures for spending in 2006-07 and 2007-08, and confirms biotechnology is funded from the science budget.

AnsweredQoN 1020Legislative Council
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12 November 2007
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Science

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SCIENCE AND INNOVATION - STATE BUDGET
In reference to the 2006-07 to 2009-10 $72 million science budget - (1) How much of this money has been spent so far? (2) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2006-07 was spent? (3) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2007-08 has been spent so far? (4) Is biotechnology funded from the science budget? (5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(1) How much of this money has been spent so far? (2) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2006-07 was spent? (3) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2007-08 has been spent so far? (4) Is biotechnology funded from the science budget? (5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(2) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2006-07 was spent? (3) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2007-08 has been spent so far? (4) Is biotechnology funded from the science budget? (5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(3) How much of the $18 million allocated for 2007-08 has been spent so far? (4) Is biotechnology funded from the science budget? (5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(4) Is biotechnology funded from the science budget? (5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(5) If so, what commitments have been funded so far? (6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(6) If not, which section of the budget allocates funds to biotechnology? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(1) $4 358 320. (2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(2) $2 900 000. (3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(3) $1 458 320. (4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(4) Yes. (5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(5) Biotechnology strategy, $4 170 000; clinical trials network, $9 946 000; and neurotrauma research program, $8 000 000 - making a total of $22 116 000. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.

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