Hon Ray Halligan asks about the Environment Minister's office expenditure on plants and flowers since the 2001 election. The Minister responds with specific figures and a comparison to the previous government's spending, highlighting cost savings.

AnsweredQoN 1191Legislative Council
Asked
29 April 2005
Portfolio
the Environment

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With respect to the Minister’s office, will the Minister advise -
(1) What amount has been paid for the hiring and/or purchase of plants since the February State Election in 2001?
(2) What amount has been paid for the hiring and/or purchase of flowers since the February State Election in 2001?

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Answered
16 August 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
109 days
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response: (1) Accounting records indicate total expenditure of $5,989.07 for the hiring and/or purchase of plants in the first term of the Gallop Government. (2) Accounting records indicate expenditure of NIL for the hiring and/or purchase of flowers in the first term of the Gallop Government. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $6304.34 less on the hiring and purchase of plants than the Court Government in its last term. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $24,994.05 less on the hiring and purchase of flowers than the Court Government in its last term.
(1) Accounting records indicate total expenditure of $5,989.07 for the hiring and/or purchase of plants in the first term of the Gallop Government. (2) Accounting records indicate expenditure of NIL for the hiring and/or purchase of flowers in the first term of the Gallop Government. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $6304.34 less on the hiring and purchase of plants than the Court Government in its last term. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $24,994.05 less on the hiring and purchase of flowers than the Court Government in its last term.
(2) Accounting records indicate expenditure of NIL for the hiring and/or purchase of flowers in the first term of the Gallop Government. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $6304.34 less on the hiring and purchase of plants than the Court Government in its last term. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $24,994.05 less on the hiring and purchase of flowers than the Court Government in its last term.
The Gallop Government in its first term spent $6304.34 less on the hiring and purchase of plants than the Court Government in its last term. The Gallop Government in its first term spent $24,994.05 less on the hiring and purchase of flowers than the Court Government in its last term.
The Gallop Government in its first term spent $24,994.05 less on the hiring and purchase of flowers than the Court Government in its last term.

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