Hon Linda Savage asks about the percentage and total amount of the 2009-10 WA state health budget spent on programs and services for children aged 0-3, excluding Commonwealth funding. The Minister's response indicates that this level of detail is not readily available in the Department of Health's budget.

AnsweredQoN 353Legislative Council
Asked
18 May 2011
Portfolio
Health

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HEALTH BUDGET — DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN
(1) What percentage of the 2009–10 state health budget, excluding any commonwealth funding or funded programs, was spent on programs and delivery of services to children in Western Australia from birth to age 3? (2) What was the total amount spent in the 2009–10 state health budget, excluding any commonwealth funding or funded programs, on programs and delivery of services to children in Western Australia from birth to age 3? (3) Which programs and services were funded wholly by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? (4) Which programs and services were funded wholly or in part by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
(2) What was the total amount spent in the 2009–10 state health budget, excluding any commonwealth funding or funded programs, on programs and delivery of services to children in Western Australia from birth to age 3? (3) Which programs and services were funded wholly by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? (4) Which programs and services were funded wholly or in part by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
(3) Which programs and services were funded wholly by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? (4) Which programs and services were funded wholly or in part by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
(4) Which programs and services were funded wholly or in part by the state health budget in 2009–10 for zero to three-year-olds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health. (1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.
(1)–(4) Total funding for services and programs targeting specific age groups is not able to be identified within the Department of Health’s budget. If by way of a question on notice the member is able to identify specific services and programs that she has an interest in, information on those services and programs can be provided.

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