❓ A parliamentary question seeking detailed information on the resources and costs associated with supporting Parliamentary Secretaries in Western Australia. The Premier provides some answers but declines to provide specific cost breakdowns due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 51Legislative Council
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With respect to each Parliamentary Secretary can you indicate the resources and the cost of resources in supporting them and in particular indicate -
(1) Whether they are provided with any equipment at the cost of the State and in particular -
(a) a mobile phone or phones;
(b) an office fax;
(c) a home fax;
(d) a computer;
(e) a laptop computer; and
(f) other equipment?
(2) Whether they have any support staff or access to support staff provided by the Minister’s Office or the Office of Premier and Cabinet or otherwise?
(3) Whether they have access to any departmental staff and if so, to what extent and at what level is each of those persons involved?
(4) Whether they are allocated any office space and if so, what area and what is the rental cost of such space?
(5) Whether they have any entitlement to a vehicle of a better quality than they would have as a Member of Parliament?
(6) Whether they receive a vehicle without charge or at a limited charge such that they no longer need to access their parliamentary vehicle and instead are paid a vehicle allowance?
(7) Whether they are reimbursed for any expenditure and if so, what expenditure?
(8) What the cost of supporting each is, making allowance for the cost of the time made available to them by any person to whom they have access?
(1) Whether they are provided with any equipment at the cost of the State and in particular -
(a) a mobile phone or phones;
(b) an office fax;
(c) a home fax;
(d) a computer;
(e) a laptop computer; and
(f) other equipment?
(2) Whether they have any support staff or access to support staff provided by the Minister’s Office or the Office of Premier and Cabinet or otherwise?
(3) Whether they have access to any departmental staff and if so, to what extent and at what level is each of those persons involved?
(4) Whether they are allocated any office space and if so, what area and what is the rental cost of such space?
(5) Whether they have any entitlement to a vehicle of a better quality than they would have as a Member of Parliament?
(6) Whether they receive a vehicle without charge or at a limited charge such that they no longer need to access their parliamentary vehicle and instead are paid a vehicle allowance?
(7) Whether they are reimbursed for any expenditure and if so, what expenditure?
(8) What the cost of supporting each is, making allowance for the cost of the time made available to them by any person to whom they have access?
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Answered
26 June 2001
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
26 days
(b) an office fax; (c) a home fax; (d) a computer; (e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(c) a home fax; (d) a computer; (e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(d) a computer; (e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(f) other equipment?
(2) Yes. Access to support staff in the ministerial office. (3) Yes. When necessary to seek advice on behalf of the Minister, or when representing the Minister. (4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(3) Yes. When necessary to seek advice on behalf of the Minister, or when representing the Minister. (4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(c) a home fax; (d) a computer; (e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(d) a computer; (e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(e) a laptop computer; and (f) other equipment?
(f) other equipment?
(2) Yes. Access to support staff in the ministerial office. (3) Yes. When necessary to seek advice on behalf of the Minister, or when representing the Minister. (4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(3) Yes. When necessary to seek advice on behalf of the Minister, or when representing the Minister. (4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(4) Yes. Parliamentary Secretaries are allocated office space within existing ministerial offices but I am not prepared to commit resources to determine the exact cost of the space provided. (5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(5) Yes. (6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(6) Yes, without charge. They also retain the leased vehicle component of the Electorate Allowance. (7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(7) Yes. Expenditure incurred on ministerial business is reimbursed. (8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
(8) The information sought would take considerable time to calculate and I am not prepared to commit resources for this purpose.
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