❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Health Minister regarding budget allocations for the WA Country Health Service in the South West region, specifically concerning funding for service delivery and consultant usage. The Minister provides figures for operating funds and consultant expenditure.
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 129 "Appropriations, Expenses and Cash Assets", line item "delivery of services", and ask: (a) of the $4.5 billion in total appropriations provided to deliver services, what portion in dollar amount of this is allocated for the WA Country Health Service in the South West region; (b) how does this compare to the total appropriations for the WA Country Health Service in the South West region in 2012-13; (c) if the Minister is not able to provide this information, why not; (d) if the information is not known at this time, when will it be known; (e) of the total appropriations allocated to the WA Country Health Service in the South West region in 2012-13, how much was for consultants, and what service(s) did the consultants provide; and (f) of the total appropriations allocated to the WA Country Health Service in the South West region for 2013-14, how much is for consultants and what services are the consultants engaged to provide?
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Answered
3 December 2013
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(a) $222m in operating funds.
(b) The 201314 allocation represents a $13m increase over the 201213 South West allocation of $209m.
(c-d) Not applicable.
(e-f) Nil.
(b) The 201314 allocation represents a $13m increase over the 201213 South West allocation of $209m.
(c-d) Not applicable.
(e-f) Nil.
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