Question On Notice No. 68 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 3 August 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the engagement of “not for profit” groups in the delivery of government services in the State and ask:
(a) For each of the portfolios under the Minister’s responsibility can the Minister outline the following:
(i) List the name of, and funding given to, regional "not for profit" groups in 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years;
(ii) List the total resources paid for "not for profit" groups delivering government services for each of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 years, broken down into regional and metropolitan areas;
(iii) List those "not for profit" groups who have been dropped from providing services in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years; and
(iv) For each of the "not for profit" groups who have been dropped from providing government funded services, list the basis for the decision to no longer fund them; and
(b) Of the “not for profit” groups that have been dropped from government funding for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years, can the Minister outline whether the service has been brought “in house”, is no longer provided, or is provided by another "not for profit" provider?
Answered on 7 September 2021
(a-b) There are numerous funding streams and grant programs across Government that support not-for-profit groups, as well one-off grants and contracts for services.
Collating this detailed and significant information would require considerable time, and would divert staff away from their normal duties, including the important job of supporting the community. Therefore, it is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information.
If the Member has a particular question about a specific funding stream, grants program, contract or grant, or a particular not-for profit group, I will endeavour to answer it.