❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting a detailed breakdown of expenditure across various categories for departments under the Minister's portfolio responsibilities since March 17, 2017. The Minister provided some figures but declined to provide a detailed breakdown due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 68Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 May 2017
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities since 17 March 2017 for departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations: (a) how much has been spent on professional print services; (b) how much has been spent on pens and pencils; (c) how much has been spent on newspaper subscriptions; (d) how much has been spent on journal or publication subscriptions; (e) how much has been spent on media monitoring; (f) how much has been spent on alcohol; (g) how much has been spent on coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods; (h) how much has been spent on office plants; (i) how much has been spent on paintings, posters, artwork or decorations; and (j) for (a - i) will the Minister provide a breakdown for this expenditure by description, type, and quantity?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
8 days
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
(a) $22 813.41
(b) $2 941.97
(c) $579.46
(d) $984.53
(e) $6 704.00
(f) Nil
(g) 710.02
(h) 268.13
(i) Nil
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Department of Local Government and Communities
The Department has spent $1.157m on Supplies and Services during the period. While the Department tracks some wages and other expenses for specific projects which can be related to Ministerial portfolios, the costs fall under general agency overheads so the agency total spending on these items is provided below:
(a) $9 960
(b) The Department doesn’t record expenditure on pens and pencils specifically, these expenses fall under the broader expense item of stationery - $7 741
(c) $1 775
(d) $650
(e) $1 301
(f) The Department doesn’t record expenditure on alcohol specifically, this expense falls under the broader expense items of meals (travel) and entertainment - $24 292
(g) Nil
(h) Nil
(i) Nil
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
(a) $22 813.41
(b) $2 941.97
(c) $579.46
(d) $984.53
(e) $6 704.00
(f) Nil
(g) 710.02
(h) 268.13
(i) Nil
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Department of Local Government and Communities
The Department has spent $1.157m on Supplies and Services during the period. While the Department tracks some wages and other expenses for specific projects which can be related to Ministerial portfolios, the costs fall under general agency overheads so the agency total spending on these items is provided below:
(a) $9 960
(b) The Department doesn’t record expenditure on pens and pencils specifically, these expenses fall under the broader expense item of stationery - $7 741
(c) $1 775
(d) $650
(e) $1 301
(f) The Department doesn’t record expenditure on alcohol specifically, this expense falls under the broader expense items of meals (travel) and entertainment - $24 292
(g) Nil
(h) Nil
(i) Nil
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
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