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Arts—funding
(Question No 2665—revised)

Mrs Dunne: asked the Minister for the Arts and Cultural Events, upon notice, on 23 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events):

For each year (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16, (e) 2016-17, (f) 2017-18 and (g) 2018-19, what was the aggregate of the number of attendees at programs delivered by artsACT funded organisations, as disclosed in grant acquittals; if figures are not available, why.

Mr Ramsay: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

The number of attendees through Key Arts and Program funded organisations as provided in acquittal information are:

(a) 2012-13 – Not available, previous grants management system did not collect this information.

(b) 2013-14 – 348,000

(c) 2014-15 – 414,000

(d) 2015-16 – 402,680

(e) 2016-17 – 403,000

(f) 2017-18 – 459,000

(g) 2018-19 – 492,767

Mitchell—business precinct
(Question No 2674)

Mr Milligan asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 23 August 2019:

(1) In relation to the economic worth of the Mitchell business precinct and a PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis in June 2019, reported in the Canberra Times article titled “Canberra city economy booms, other centres slide in rankings: PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis” on 7 June 2019, does the Government possess data on the estimated economic worth of business precincts across Canberra; if yes, can the Minister detail the estimated economic worth of the Mitchell business precinct.

(2) Can the Minister explain what factors are taken into account when analysing the estimated economic worth of the Mitchell business precinct.

(3) If the Government does not possess the data referred to in part (1), can the Minister detail any data related to the economic worth of the Mitchell business precinct.

Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) No, the Government does not possess data on the estimated economic worth of business precincts in the ACT apart from that published in the PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis ‘A granular look at Canberra’s economy’. This analysis did not contain data in relation to the estimated economic worth of the Mitchell business precinct.

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