❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests detailed expenditure information from the Minister for Environment; Racing and Gaming regarding ministerial office and parliamentary duties. The Minister declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and alternative reporting mechanisms.
AnsweredQoN 1006Legislative Assembly
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In respect of the Minister’s ministerial office and parliamentary duties, can the Minister please advise -
(1) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(2) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(1) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(2) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for the Environment; Racing and Gaming
Response time
42 days
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
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