REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:06): A supplementary question: further to the minister's answer, can the minister advise the house whether the minister will, in discussions with her cabinet colleagues, ensure that regional impact statements are included as part of cabinet submissions in the future so that we do not see situations like the Keith hospital and the privatisation of the forests occurring without regional impact statements?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling) (15:06): The cabinet submissions routinely have community impact statements and that includes, where a proposal is relevant, on regions, so we are already, I believe, currently doing that.