House debates

Monday, 22 August 2011

Questions in Writing

Superclinics (Question No. 372)

Photo of Andrew SouthcottAndrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 23 May 2011:

Of the $370.2 million allocated to the 2010-11 GP Super Clinics Program, what amount (a) was spent in 2010-11, and (b) is in the forward estimates.

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The $370.2 million allocated in 2010-11 included $367.9 million in Administered funds for GP Super Clinics and Primary Care Infrastructure Grants and $2.3 million in Departmental funds.

(a) Administered funds expenditure for 2010-11 was $49.6 million.

(b) The budget/forward estimates for the $367.9 million of Administered funding is:

All figures are rounded to one decimal place.