Mr. Wyatt (Labor) asks about corporate hospitality expenditure across several agencies. The Minister provides a limited response, citing a lack of standard definition for 'corporate hospitality' but answers regarding corporate boxes, stating there was none.

AnsweredQoN 7795Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 May 2012
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

In relation to all the agencies for which the Minister is responsible, for each financial year 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011 and 2011–12 (to date):
(a) what was the annual expenditure on corporate hospitality; and
(b) if this corporate hospitality included the hiring of a corporate box (or a similar facility):
(i) what was the event;
(ii) what was the cost;
(iii) how many people attended as guests of the agency; and
(iv) of these guests, how many were agency officers?

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Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs
Response time
42 days
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM
MINERALS & ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(MERIWA)
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION
(a) The Public Sector Commission does not provide any standard definition of the term 'Corporate Hospitality'.  As a result of the lack of a standard definition, the information cannot be appropriately and uniformly provided to reflect the Member's question.  The Member has however identified a specific example and in the interests of an open and accountable Government - part (b) has been answered with respect to expenditure on 'Corporate Boxes'.
(b)
(i) - (iv) Nil.
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