❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on WA schoolchildren missing breakfast and school breakfast programs. The Minister responds that the department doesn't collect this data and has no plans for a survey, suggesting decisions are best made at the school level.
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(1) How many Western Australian schoolchildren from both government and non-government schools go to school without having had breakfast? (2) If the minister is not aware of the number, will the government undertake to conduct a survey to determine the number; and, if not, why not? (3) How many schools provide breakfast for children, what is the cost of these breakfasts and who provides the funds? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(2) If the minister is not aware of the number, will the government undertake to conduct a survey to determine the number; and, if not, why not? (3) How many schools provide breakfast for children, what is the cost of these breakfasts and who provides the funds? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(3) How many schools provide breakfast for children, what is the cost of these breakfasts and who provides the funds? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(2) If the minister is not aware of the number, will the government undertake to conduct a survey to determine the number; and, if not, why not? (3) How many schools provide breakfast for children, what is the cost of these breakfasts and who provides the funds? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(3) How many schools provide breakfast for children, what is the cost of these breakfasts and who provides the funds? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(1) Central data is not collected by the department. (2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(2) There are no plans at this time to undertake a survey. The decision to implement breakfast clubs can best be made through data collection and community consultation at the individual school level. (3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
(3) Central data is not collected by the department. Funding sources for breakfast programs are constantly changing, as they may include donations from local businesses, church groups, specialist funding programs, parents and citizens associations and school funds, or a combination of any of those.
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