❓ A parliamentary question regarding a significant underspend in the Education portfolio's capital works program. The Minister addresses the delays, attributing them to factors such as re-phasing of BER funding and planning issues, while expressing confidence in future project completion.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — CAPITAL WORKS EXPENDITURE
I refer to the massive capital works underspend of $373 million in the education portfolio, as detailed in the 2010–11 Annual Report on State Finances . (1) How confident is the minister that she will be able to get the capital works programs on schedule, given that she was not able to do so last year? (2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE
I refer to the massive capital works underspend of $373 million in the education portfolio, as detailed in the 2010–11 Annual Report on State Finances . (1) How confident is the minister that she will be able to get the capital works programs on schedule, given that she was not able to do so last year? (2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(1) How confident is the minister that she will be able to get the capital works programs on schedule, given that she was not able to do so last year? (2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(1) How confident is the minister that she will be able to get the capital works programs on schedule, given that she was not able to do so last year? (2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(2) Can the minister name any of the high schools, agricultural colleges, trade training centres or primary schools that missed out as a result of her failure to spend the allocated funding on them; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(3) Will the minister commit to tabling a full list of works not undertaken last year as a result of the underspending detailed in the annual report; and, if not, why not? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
I thank the member for Victoria Park for his question. (1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
(1)–(3) The 2010–11 year was the second of three years of significant capital investment. I want to deal first with the section of the amount the member was talking about, which is to do with Building the Education Revolution funding. We were asked by the federal government to re-phase $136 million of spending, so there is $136 million of BER spending that was re-phased and pushed out another 12 months. Those BER projects — Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You had already received that money, though, hadn’t you? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I believe so. Yes, we would have. Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
Those BER projects will be completed in this financial year. It is worth pointing out at this point that $1.16 billion will have been spent on BER projects, and that is 1 008 projects, of which 88 per cent are already completed. In just over two years, 88 per cent of those 1 008 projects have been completed. A massive building program was put in place. Members will also remember that there were savings from that work. Western Australia came out very well when the BER implementation task force looked at the program across Western Australia. We got value for money and money was saved on a number of those projects, $23 million of which has gone towards providing air cooling for the BER buildings. We did extremely well with the BER program. There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
There have been a number of significant delays in the planning stages of the asset investment program, and I will give members some examples of that in a moment. Having said that, all the projects that were delayed are now under construction. I am told by the department that there is every expectation that each of those projects will come in on time and on budget. I will give members some examples. A structure plan was not in place for Baldivis senior high school, which delayed the project for about a year, and there were no services to the site. That project is due for completion at the start of 2013. In a number of schools there was a delay in appointing the architect, which I believe is done by Building Management and Works; those schools were Dongara District High School and Applecross Senior High School, which involved major heritage programs, and Rossmoyne Senior High School and the WA College of Agriculture. There was extensive consultation with the communities of Ashdale Secondary College, Atwell College and Karratha Senior High School, the projects for which were also delayed. There were also site issues at Butler, Dongara, Karratha and Harvey. Although those issues have delayed the start of the projects, I am assured that there is every expectation that those programs will come in on time.
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