Book 8 - Parliament of Victoria

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Thursday, 2 June 2011 COUNCIL 1753
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Answers to the following questions on notice were circulated on the date shown.
Questions have been incorporated from the notice paper of the Legislative Council.
Answers have been incorporated in the form supplied by the departments on behalf of the appropriate ministers.
The portfolio of the minister answering the question on notice starts each heading.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Health: Ballan hospital — funding
178. MS PULFORD — To ask the Minister for Health: In relation to a proposed capital upgrade at Ballan
hospital:
ANSWER:
I am informed that:
(1) Has the minister sought, and received, advice from the Department of Health on the upgrade; if so,
did that advice recommend a time line for provision of funding, what date was recommended and
did the minister accept the recommendation.
(2) Has the minister asked that funds for capital works be included in the 2011–12 budget by writing
to the —
(a) Premier; and
(b) Treasurer.
(3) Has the provision of $2 million for Ballan hospital been included in any budget submission made
by the minister for the 2011–12 budget.
(4) Has the minister taken any formal action to ensure the provision of additional funding in 2011–12.
– The government is advancing the implementation of its election commitment and is being supported by all
relevant departments, including the Department of Health.
– The budget made provisions for the Ballan hospital in line with the coalition’s election commitment of $2.0m.
Sport and recreation: sporting club facilities and amenities — funding
255. MR TEE — To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Sport and Recreation): What was the
total expenditure by the Department of Planning and Community Development on sporting club
facilities and amenities for the years:
ANSWER:
I am informed that:
(a) 2007–08;
(b) 2008–09;
(c) 2009–10; and
(d) 2010–11.
The following expenditure information was sourced by Department of Planning and Community Development
(DPCD) staff through the department grants database (eGrants).