1230. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
I refer to the metropolitan region improvement fund.
(1) How much money is currently in the fund?
(2) How much money in the fund is currently unallocated?
(3) To date, how much money has been spent on the acquisition of Bush Forever sites?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Planning.
(1) As per page 725 of the 2020–21 budget paper No 2, volume 2, it is $434.712 million.
(2) As per page 725 of the 2020–21 budget paper No 2, volume 2, it is $376.634 million.
(3) The Western Australian Planning Commission has spent more than $100 million through the Bush Forever policy. If the honourable member wishes to ask about a particular site, the minister can provide further information.