❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on corporate credit card allocation within the Environment Minister's office, including cardholders, limits, and expenditure since January 2004. The Minister provides details on cardholders and limits but declines to provide expenditure data due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 561Legislative Council
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Will the Minister please advise in respect to the allocation of corporate credit cards in her Ministerial office the following -
(1) The name and position of each person, including the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary, allocated a corporate credit card?
(2) The credit limit on the card?
(3) The total monthly expenditure since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a card?
(1) The name and position of each person, including the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary, allocated a corporate credit card?
(2) The credit limit on the card?
(3) The total monthly expenditure since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a card?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 May 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
30 days
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response: At 5 May 2005: (1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
At 5 May 2005: (1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
(1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
(3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
At 5 May 2005: (1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
(1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
Name Position Monthly Credit Limit ($) Hon J Edwards MLA Minister 20,000 Ross Field Chief of Staff 10,000 Melinda Hayes Executive Officer 5,000 Ross Belton Principal Policy Adviser 5,000 Andrew Higham Policy Officer 5,000 Darren Walsh Appeals Convenor 5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
(3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member has a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek the information.
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