Mr. Buswell asks the Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation for a detailed breakdown of ministerial office expenditure on staff wages, overtime, training, and travel for two six-month periods in 2005. The Minister declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and referring to a separate question regarding salaries.

AnsweredQoN 1061Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 May 2006
Portfolio
Energy; Science and Innovation

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In respect of the Minister’s ministerial office, can the Minister please advise -
(1) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff ordinary time wages;
(b) staff overtime;
(c) staff training; and
(d) staff travel including -
(i) allowances;
(ii) travel costs; and
(iii) kilometres refunded?
(2) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 July 2005 and 31 December 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff ordinary time wages;
(b) staff overtime;
(c) staff training; and
(d) staff travel including -
(i) allowances;
(ii) travel costs; and
(iii) kilometres refunded?

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Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation
Response time
42 days
(b) staff overtime; (c) staff training; and (d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(c) staff training; and (d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(iii) kilometres refunded?
(b) staff overtime; (c) staff training; and (d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(c) staff training; and (d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(d) staff travel including - (i) allowances; (ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(ii) travel costs; and (iii) kilometres refunded?
(iii) kilometres refunded?
The Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation has provided the following response: (1-2) The considerable amount of information sought is not easy to obtain from existing records and would require a significant amount of time to prepare. Salaries for staff in the Minister's Office will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 961. I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties in order to provide a response to this question.
(1-2) The considerable amount of information sought is not easy to obtain from existing records and would require a significant amount of time to prepare. Salaries for staff in the Minister's Office will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 961. I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties in order to provide a response to this question.

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