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Labor Party—election commitments
(Question No 1529)
Mr Doszpot asked the Minister for Education and Training, upon notice, on 16 February 2011:
(1) In relation to ACT Treasury’s Summary of Labor Election Commitments dated 17 October 2008, has the Government implemented its 2008 election commitment in relation to nurturing our gifted and talented students, specifically (a) providing a grant to the Gifted and Talented parent network to assist in supporting parents of high-achieving students, (b) covering the costs of educational and psychological testing when there is a need to identify gifted and talented students at a preschool or kindergarten level and (c) providing extra support for schools to identify gifted and talented students and provide specialist programs, and extension classes for such students; if not, why not; if so, for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what projects and programs were undertaken towards the delivery of each initiative referred to in part (1) and how much was spent on each project or program.
(2) For (a) the period 1 January to 30 June 2011 and (b) 2011-12, what projects and programs are planned to be undertaken towards delivery of the initiatives referred to in part (1) and how much money is committed for each project or program.
(3) If actual and committed expenditure for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12 did not equate to the Treasury costings for the initiatives referred to in part (1), why not.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
Details of the implementation of Government programs is routinely provided in relevant Budget papers, Annual Reports and mid-year Budget Review.
Further advice is made available to members through the Budget Estimates and Annual Report hearings processes.
Relevant information is also available in the Mid-Term Report on Achievement of Election Commitments released in October 2010. The report is available at www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/uploads/ot/election_commitments_report.pdf.
Labor Party—election commitments
(Question No 1531)
Mr Doszpot asked the Minister for Education and Training, upon notice, on 16 February 2011:
(1) In relation to ACT Treasury’s Summary of Labor Election Commitments dated 17 October 2008, has the Government implemented its 2008 election commitment in relation to (a) improving information and communication technology infrastructure in public and non-government schools and (b) establishing an Innovative, Sustainable, Practical, Interactive Research in Education (InSPIRE) Centre; if not, why not, if so, for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what
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