❓ Opposition Leader Mark McGowan questions the Minister for Transport about potential cuts to train and bus services, following reports and unanswered questions in the Legislative Council. The Minister denies any planned or requested cuts to frontline public transport services.
AnsweredQoN 1049Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT — OPERATING BUDGETS
1049. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to reports of cuts to train
and bus services and questions the minister failed to answer yesterday in the
Legislative Council about that issue. Will the minister today rule out any cuts
to train or bus services?
1049. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to reports of cuts to train
and bus services and questions the minister failed to answer yesterday in the
Legislative Council about that issue. Will the minister today rule out any cuts
to train or bus services?
AnswerView source ↗
I thought I had made it fairly clear
earlier in the week that there will be no cuts to frontline services in the
Public Transport Authority—absolutely no cuts to frontline services. I
was asked that question again on Monday morning when I walked into cabinet.
Again, all this stuff seems to float around about what is supposedly happening
and not happening, and people are going to the press about all sorts of things.
There has been no request from the Treasurer to me to investigate cuts to
frontline services—none whatsoever. I have not been investigating any
cuts to frontline services, I have not asked my department to look at any cuts
to frontline services, and not one of my agencies has come to me saying, ZZZ### ZZZHereXXX ###XXXs what weXXX ### XXXre considering cutting in frontline services'',
so I think I made that as clear as I can, Leader of the Opposition.
earlier in the week that there will be no cuts to frontline services in the
Public Transport Authority—absolutely no cuts to frontline services. I
was asked that question again on Monday morning when I walked into cabinet.
Again, all this stuff seems to float around about what is supposedly happening
and not happening, and people are going to the press about all sorts of things.
There has been no request from the Treasurer to me to investigate cuts to
frontline services—none whatsoever. I have not been investigating any
cuts to frontline services, I have not asked my department to look at any cuts
to frontline services, and not one of my agencies has come to me saying, ZZZ### ZZZHereXXX ###XXXs what weXXX ### XXXre considering cutting in frontline services'',
so I think I made that as clear as I can, Leader of the Opposition.
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