Question Without Notice No. 546 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 September 2017 by Hon Donna Faragher
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
SCHOOL FUNDING — 2017–18 STATE BUDGET
546. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to the announcement today of the significant reallocation of current expenditure across the Department of Education.
(1) Can the minister advise whether there are any primary and/or secondary schools that were previously identified in the forward estimates for a build or rebuild that have had funding either reduced or removed from the forward estimates, or have had the timing of capital works pushed out as a result of today's budget?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister undertake to provide the house next Tuesday with a list of the schools affected, including the relevant funding and/or timing changes; and, if not, why not?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member.
(1)–(2) I can appreciate the honourable member wanting to ask that question. I do not have at hand information available to me about a reduction in funding and/or the timing of such across what I am sure the member understands is a portfolio of 800 schools.
Hon Donna Faragher: I didn't say that. I asked if you could bring it next week.
Hon SUE ELLERY: The first part of the question asked me to provide that information.
Several members interjected.
Hon SUE ELLERY: Okay, here is the thing: if the member does not give me a copy of the question, I am just going to reply to what I have heard. Would the member like to give me a copy? I will certainly give the member an undertaking that I will read Hansard and I will give the member what I can the next time the house meets.