❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks detailed expenditure breakdowns from various government departments and agencies, including Goldcorp, Lotterywest, Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, State Development, Jobs and Trade, and the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal. The answers reveal some spending details, but largely decline to provide the requested granular breakdown due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 83Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 May 2017
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
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
Response time
8 days
Goldcorp
(a-i) On behalf of Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries the total spent on supplies and services is $89,239.
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Lotterywest
(a) $3,846.15
(b) $628.84
(c) $319.38
(d) $3,094.93
(e) $2,200.00
(f) $1,901.50
(g) $5,286.20
(h) $2,086.00
(i) $17,947.05
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Premier and Cabinet
(a)-(j) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet has spent $3.9 million as per the Supplies and Services finance system code. The supplies and services code includes the components the Member asked for, as well as components outside of the scope of the question.
With regard to Supplies and Services’ information not requested by the Member but contained in the answer, this includes expenditure relating to professional services (i.e.
includes print services requested, but also includes legal fees etc.), car bay leases, consumables (i.e. includes pens and pencils, but all other stationary and consumable items
e.g. paper, kitchen supplies), telecommunications, computer software licences, airfares, electricity, contracts and many other costs.
I am not prepared to devote further resources to provide the level of detail requested by the Member.
The Public Sector Commission advises:
(a) $4,443
(b) $139 for the purpose of training and workshops
(c) $1,382
(d) $495
(e) Nil
(f) Nil
(g) $1,297 for the purpose of training and workshops
(h) Nil
(i) $2,000
(j)(a-i) Total amount $9,756. The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
State Development, Jobs and Trade
Between 17 March 2017 and 18 May 2017, amounts spent were:-
A) Professional Print Services:
$71.53 (business cards)
B) Pens and Pencils:
$128
C) Newspaper Subscriptions:
$1,908.70
D) Journal or Publication Subscriptions
$14,770.23
E) Media Monitoring
$nil
F) Alcohol
$nil
G) Coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods
$240 (Office coffee)
H) Office Plants
$nil
I) Paintings, Posters, Artwork or decorations
$nil
J) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a) - (j) In the period from 17 March 2017 to 17 May 2017, the Tribunal spent a total of $6165 on Supplies and Services. This figure includes $599.50 for newspaper subscriptions (covering the period of 6 March 2017 to 30 April 2017). The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide a further breakdown.
(a-i) On behalf of Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries the total spent on supplies and services is $89,239.
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Lotterywest
(a) $3,846.15
(b) $628.84
(c) $319.38
(d) $3,094.93
(e) $2,200.00
(f) $1,901.50
(g) $5,286.20
(h) $2,086.00
(i) $17,947.05
(j) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Premier and Cabinet
(a)-(j) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet has spent $3.9 million as per the Supplies and Services finance system code. The supplies and services code includes the components the Member asked for, as well as components outside of the scope of the question.
With regard to Supplies and Services’ information not requested by the Member but contained in the answer, this includes expenditure relating to professional services (i.e.
includes print services requested, but also includes legal fees etc.), car bay leases, consumables (i.e. includes pens and pencils, but all other stationary and consumable items
e.g. paper, kitchen supplies), telecommunications, computer software licences, airfares, electricity, contracts and many other costs.
I am not prepared to devote further resources to provide the level of detail requested by the Member.
The Public Sector Commission advises:
(a) $4,443
(b) $139 for the purpose of training and workshops
(c) $1,382
(d) $495
(e) Nil
(f) Nil
(g) $1,297 for the purpose of training and workshops
(h) Nil
(i) $2,000
(j)(a-i) Total amount $9,756. The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
State Development, Jobs and Trade
Between 17 March 2017 and 18 May 2017, amounts spent were:-
A) Professional Print Services:
$71.53 (business cards)
B) Pens and Pencils:
$128
C) Newspaper Subscriptions:
$1,908.70
D) Journal or Publication Subscriptions
$14,770.23
E) Media Monitoring
$nil
F) Alcohol
$nil
G) Coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods
$240 (Office coffee)
H) Office Plants
$nil
I) Paintings, Posters, Artwork or decorations
$nil
J) The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide this enormous amount of detail.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a) - (j) In the period from 17 March 2017 to 17 May 2017, the Tribunal spent a total of $6165 on Supplies and Services. This figure includes $599.50 for newspaper subscriptions (covering the period of 6 March 2017 to 30 April 2017). The Minister is not prepared to devote further resources to provide a further breakdown.
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