Ms McGowan asked the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, in writing, on 30 November 2015:
Further to his answer to question in writing No. 695 (House Hansard , 15 June 2015, page 6293), (a) of the $740 million the Government allocated to rail programs in Australia in 2014-15, what sum was allocated to rail in the electoral division of Indi, and of this, what sum was spent in 2014-15, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of actual versus budgeted rail expenditure in the electoral division of Indi during 2014-15, (c) what modelling has the Government conducted to determine future budget requirements for rail in the electoral division of Indi for 2016-17 to 2018-19, and (d) has the Government determined the level of expenditure required to perform rail track upgrades in the electoral division of Indi prior to the commencement of the Inland Rail project in 2019.
Mr Chester: The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:
(a) The Government did not directly fund any rail project in the electoral division of Indi in 2014-15. However, the Government paid $29,567,227 in 2014-15 towards the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project, which will run through the electorate of Indi. It is not possible to break down this figure by electorate.
(b) N/A.
(c) N/A.
(d) No.