❓ Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson questions the Minister for Transport regarding cuts to the Public Transport Authority and the introduction of promised bus service kilometres. The Minister confirms most planned kilometres will be introduced and highlights the government's investment in bus services.
AnsweredQoN 36Legislative Council
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY — BUS SERVICES
36. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the $77.3 million to be
cut from the Public Transport Authority over three years as indicated in the
2015–16 midyear review and your commitment in December that there will
be no cuts to frontline services at the Public Transport Authority.
(1) Will all
additional 850 000 bus service kilometres be introduced across the network in
2015–16; and, if not, why not?
(2) What
specifically are the new and extended services in Alkimos, Baldivis, Ellenbrook
and Landsdale that were due to be introduced in 2015–16 and have they
been introduced?
(3) If no to (2), when will they be
introduced?
(4) Will all
additional 600 000 bus service kilometres be introduced in 2016–17,
including the 960 service from Mirrabooka to Curtin University?
36. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the $77.3 million to be
cut from the Public Transport Authority over three years as indicated in the
2015–16 midyear review and your commitment in December that there will
be no cuts to frontline services at the Public Transport Authority.
(1) Will all
additional 850 000 bus service kilometres be introduced across the network in
2015–16; and, if not, why not?
(2) What
specifically are the new and extended services in Alkimos, Baldivis, Ellenbrook
and Landsdale that were due to be introduced in 2015–16 and have they
been introduced?
(3) If no to (2), when will they be
introduced?
(4) Will all
additional 600 000 bus service kilometres be introduced in 2016–17,
including the 960 service from Mirrabooka to Curtin University?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1)–(3) More
than 98 per cent of the 850 000 additional service kilometres planned for
introduction in the 2015–16 financial year will be introduced by the
end of June this year. For a breakdown of service kilometres allocated, please
refer to the attached document, which I table.
(4) Since taking
office, the Liberal–National government has made the biggest investment
in bus service kilometres ever experienced in this state. The increase in
service kilometres has been progressively rolled out, to a point where over
13.5 million additional annual service kilometres were provided in 2014–15,
representing a growth of over 26 per cent—52 million in 2008–09,
rising to 65.5 million in 2014–15—when compared with 2008–09.
I can confirm the new 960 service will proceed.
[See paper 3835.]
some notice of this question.
(1)–(3) More
than 98 per cent of the 850 000 additional service kilometres planned for
introduction in the 2015–16 financial year will be introduced by the
end of June this year. For a breakdown of service kilometres allocated, please
refer to the attached document, which I table.
(4) Since taking
office, the Liberal–National government has made the biggest investment
in bus service kilometres ever experienced in this state. The increase in
service kilometres has been progressively rolled out, to a point where over
13.5 million additional annual service kilometres were provided in 2014–15,
representing a growth of over 26 per cent—52 million in 2008–09,
rising to 65.5 million in 2014–15—when compared with 2008–09.
I can confirm the new 960 service will proceed.
[See paper 3835.]
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