❓ Hon Neil Thomson questions the Leader of the House regarding the 16% growth in public sector headcount since 2017, seeking clarification on current headcount, future growth plans relative to population growth, and reconciliation with previous promises of public sector reduction through machinery-of-government reforms. The answer was deferred.
AnsweredQoN 524Legislative Council
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PUBLIC SECTOR — STAFF
524. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the 16 per cent growth in
the public sector headcount since Labor came to power in 2017, as shown by
comparing the State of the WA government sector workforce 2022–23 report with the State of the WA government sector workforce 2016–17 report.
(1) What is the
current headcount of the public sector today?
(2) Does the
government plan to grow the public service at numbers exceeding population
growth in Western Australia, as it has to date?
(3) How does the
government reconcile the challenges facing the sector when it claimed the
machinery-of-government reforms would result in the amalgamation and abolition
of state agencies, reducing the state's
total from 41 to 25, delivering on a pre-election vow to reduce the size of the
public sector?
524. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the 16 per cent growth in
the public sector headcount since Labor came to power in 2017, as shown by
comparing the State of the WA government sector workforce 2022–23 report with the State of the WA government sector workforce 2016–17 report.
(1) What is the
current headcount of the public sector today?
(2) Does the
government plan to grow the public service at numbers exceeding population
growth in Western Australia, as it has to date?
(3) How does the
government reconcile the challenges facing the sector when it claimed the
machinery-of-government reforms would result in the amalgamation and abolition
of state agencies, reducing the state's
total from 41 to 25, delivering on a pre-election vow to reduce the size of the
public sector?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I am dealing with the questions to the Leader of the
House today. There is an answer here. I just want to check a bit of detail, so
I will provide an answer to the member at the end of question time once I have
done that.
some notice of the question. I am dealing with the questions to the Leader of the
House today. There is an answer here. I just want to check a bit of detail, so
I will provide an answer to the member at the end of question time once I have
done that.
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