❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the state's delegation to the Bio2005 conference in Philadelphia, including the number of delegates, their roles, and the cost to taxpayers. The answer provides delegate numbers and roles but final costs are still being calculated.
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(1) I refer to the article ‘States battle it out for biotech business’ on page 6 of the 18 and 19 June 2005 edition of
The Weekend Australian Financial Review
and ask, did Western Australia have an official government delegation attending the Bio2005 conference in Philadelphia?
(2) If yes to (1), how many delegates represented Western Australia?
(3) If yes to (1), how many of the delegates were -
(a) scientists;
(b) bureaucrats;
(c) business people; and
(d) Members of Parliament?
(4) If no to (1), why was Western Australia not represented at the ‘world’s pre-eminent’ annual biotech gathering in the United States?
(5) If yes to (1), what was the cost to taxpayers for the Western Australian delegation?
The Weekend Australian Financial Review
and ask, did Western Australia have an official government delegation attending the Bio2005 conference in Philadelphia?
(2) If yes to (1), how many delegates represented Western Australia?
(3) If yes to (1), how many of the delegates were -
(a) scientists;
(b) bureaucrats;
(c) business people; and
(d) Members of Parliament?
(4) If no to (1), why was Western Australia not represented at the ‘world’s pre-eminent’ annual biotech gathering in the United States?
(5) If yes to (1), what was the cost to taxpayers for the Western Australian delegation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 August 2005
Response time
48 days
(b) bureaucrats; (c) business people; and (d) Members of Parliament?
(c) business people; and (d) Members of Parliament?
(d) Members of Parliament?
(2) 37 delegates. (3a-d)There were 31 representatives of the Western Australian biotechnology industry consisting of scientists and business people, four officers from the Department of Industry and Resources, as well as the Minister for State Development and his Ministerial Advisor. (4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(3a-d)There were 31 representatives of the Western Australian biotechnology industry consisting of scientists and business people, four officers from the Department of Industry and Resources, as well as the Minister for State Development and his Ministerial Advisor. (4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(c) business people; and (d) Members of Parliament?
(d) Members of Parliament?
(2) 37 delegates. (3a-d)There were 31 representatives of the Western Australian biotechnology industry consisting of scientists and business people, four officers from the Department of Industry and Resources, as well as the Minister for State Development and his Ministerial Advisor. (4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(3a-d)There were 31 representatives of the Western Australian biotechnology industry consisting of scientists and business people, four officers from the Department of Industry and Resources, as well as the Minister for State Development and his Ministerial Advisor. (4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
(5) Final costs for this event are still being presented.
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