❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests detailed government spending data on regional airline services, including patient assisted travel, and inquires about a preferred airline provider policy. The Minister acknowledges the request but defers providing specific financial data, citing the need for further preparation.
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REGIONAL AIRLINE SERVICES - GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
I refer to the flights on competitive routes in regional Western Australia, including Karratha, Port Hedland, Broome, Kununurra and Kalgoorlie. (1) What are the figures for total government spending for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 on Qantas, Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines flights for each route mentioned above? (2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I refer to the flights on competitive routes in regional Western Australia, including Karratha, Port Hedland, Broome, Kununurra and Kalgoorlie. (1) What are the figures for total government spending for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 on Qantas, Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines flights for each route mentioned above? (2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(1) What are the figures for total government spending for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 on Qantas, Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines flights for each route mentioned above? (2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
(1) What are the figures for total government spending for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 on Qantas, Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines flights for each route mentioned above? (2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(2) How much has the government spent under the patient assisted travel scheme on each route on each of the airlines mentioned above? (3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(3) Does the Carpenter government have a policy on a preferred provider for airline travel undertaken by local government staff, agency and government staff and ministers? (4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(4) If so, will the minister please outline this policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Treasurer, I am happy to provide the following response - (1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(1) The information is likely to be available from the Department of Treasury and Finance’s travel service management contract but would take some time to prepare. I ask that the member put this question on notice. (2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(2) See (1) above. (3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(3) No, there is no policy on a preferred provider for airline travel. The government has a policy that follows the principle of “the best fare of the day”, as outlined in “Premier’s Circular 2004/13 - Guidelines for Official Travel by Ministers and Government Officers”. (4) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
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