AGRICULTURE — PRIMED PROJECT
575. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the minister's
answer to question without notice 556 asked yesterday regarding the PRIMED
project.
(1) Who is preparing the business
case and what is the time line for its completion?
(2) Is the $5 million
a budget allocation to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development; and, if not, which department has received this budget allocation?
(3) Which department will be
responsible for the delivery of the project?
(4) When will the project commence
in WA schools?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question.
(1) A business
plan is being prepared by the PRIMED project team—the Department of
Primary Industries and Regional Development, the Department of Education, and
the Department of Training and Workforce Development—and is expected to
be completed in the next few months.
(2) The
Departments of Primary Industries and Regional Development; Education; and
Training and Workforce Development have each committed funding from within
their existing budget allocations to deliver the project jointly and in
partnership with industry.
(3) The
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the lead agency,
with the Department of Education and the Department of Training and Workforce
Development as partners.
(4) It will
commence in 2020.