Question seeks information on income generated by the Department of Transport from unhealthy food and drink advertising in 2017-18 and 2018-19, including the locations of said advertising. The answer provides total income from all food and drink advertising, citing difficulty in defining 'unhealthy'.

AnsweredQoN 2713Legislative Council
Asked
21 November 2019
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to income received by the Department of Transport through
unhealthy food and drink promotions, and I ask: (a) what
was the total income generated from unhealthy food and drink advertising in: (i) 2017-18; and (ii) 2018-19; and (b) will the Minister please advise at what sites (i.e. train network or bus network) the advertising in (a)(i) and (ii) occurred?

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Answered
13 February 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
11 days
(a)-(b)
The Public Transport Authority has advised that it is difficult to determine which specific food or drink may or may not be ‘unhealthy’ due to differing definitions.
On this basis, the income paid to the Public Transport Authority from all food and drink advertising is as follows:
2017-18
2018-19
$1,006,050
$1,002,984

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