Hon Peter Collier asks the Premier, via a Question on Notice, about the procurement, distribution, and expiry dates of rapid antigen tests (RATs) by the WA government. The Premier provides figures on procurement, distribution, and expiry dates.

AnsweredQoN 107Legislative Council
Asked
21 February 2023
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

QuestionView source ↗

CORONAVIRUS
— RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
107. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
(1) How many
rapid antigen tests, or RATs, in total were procured by the Western Australian
government?
(2) How many of
the RATs referred to in (1) have been distributed by the Western Australian
government?
(3) Of the remaining RATs not
distributed, what is their final use-by date?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) There were 110.7 million rapid
antigen tests procured.
(2) There were 69.9 million test
kits distributed.
(3) Of the
remaining test kits, 2.4 million expire by June 2023, with the remainder having
a final use-by date of December 2024.

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