Question On Notice No. 2671 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 November 2019 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 3503-
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Question
For the calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019 inclusive, could the Minister please provide in tabular form information pertaining to various grants programs administered by agencies under the Minister's control by the:
(a) name of individual grant program(s);
(b) financial value of the grant program(s) and source of funding for those programs (consolidated fund/other); and
(c) number of organisations who received grants under those schemes?
Answered on 5 December 2019
Department of Health, North Metropolitan Health Service and Child and Adolescent Health Service advises:
(a)-(c) Please see tabled paper no.
South Metropolitan Health Service advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
East Metropolitan Health Service advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Health Support Service advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Quadriplegic Centre advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
WA Country Health Service advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Pathwest advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(a)-(c) Nil.
Mental Health Commission advises:
The Mental Health Commission (MHC) under the state-wide suicide prevention strategy, Suicide Prevention 2020: Together we can save lives (Suicide Prevention 2020) initiative, allocated funding for three Suicide Prevention Grant (SPG) programs over the 2017, 2018 and 2019 calendar years. It should be noted that the MHC has provided funding through grants for other services during this period that do not form part of a grant program.
In response to questions (a), (b) and (c) above, the MHC Suicide Prevention 2020 implemented grant programs were as follows:
| (a) Name of individual grant program | (b) Financial value (GST Exc) of the grant programs - source of all funding is a consolidated account | (c) Number of organisations |
| SPG Program (Training) for the period 1 June 2016 to 30 June 2017 | $560,832.00 | 25 |
| SPG Program (Peer Support and Mentoring) for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 | $239,444.45 | 14 |
| SPG Program (Training) for the period 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 | $188,868.64 | 12 |
| Total: | $989,145.09 | 51 |
Healthway advises:
| (a) Program | (b) Minister Approved – Source of all funding is consolidated fund | (c) Number of organisations |
| 2016/2017 |
| Health | $5,750,928 | 22 |
| Research | $1,717,038 | 4 |
| Arts | $3,456,250 | 114 |
| Community Events | $361,100 | 44 |
| Racing | $310,500 | 19 |
| Sports | $6,913,250 | 90 |
| Total | $18,509,066
| 293 |
| 2017/2018 |
| (a) Programs | (b) Minister Approved – source of all funding is consolidated fund | (c) Number of organisations |
| Health | $4,807,666 | 20 |
| Research | $2,296,666 | 5 |
| Arts | $3,531,945 | 109 |
| Community Events | $367,800 | 40 |
| Racing | $338,300 | 20 |
| Sports | $7,083,965 | 93 |
| Total | $18,426,342
| 287 |
| 2018/2019 |
| (a) Programs | (b) Minister Approved – source of all funding is consolidated fund | (c) Number of organisations |
| Health | $4,780,162 | 22 |
| Research | $2,191,490 | 7 |
| Arts | $3,688,210 | 104 |
| Community Events | $367,400 | 40 |
| Racing | $320,300 | 15 |
| Sports | $7,260,914 | 136 |
| Total | $18,608,476
| 324 |