GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PAYMENTS

146 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (29 November 2012). Can the Minister for Industrial Relations advise—

What was the actual level of capital payments made in the month of June 2012 for each department or agency then reporting to the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills—

1. That is within the general government sector; and

2. That is not within the general government sector?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): The Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills has received this advice:

The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) is the only entity reporting to the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills which reported capital expenditure in the 2011-12 financial year. DFEEST is within the general government sector.

In the month of June 2012, DFEEST made actual capital payments totalling $7.4 million.