A parliamentary question seeks details on the Department of Environment and Conservation's property holdings, including residential and office spaces, associated costs, and housing assistance provided to employees. The answer provides figures and refers to tabled documents for specific details.

AnsweredQoN 909Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 June 2013
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Environment

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I refer to the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Annual Report 2011–2012 in relation to property, plant and equipment, and ask: (a) how many residential houses or other residential properties does the department own; (b) how many residential houses or other residential accommodation does the department lease; (c) what is the location, size and cost for both owned and leased residential properties; (d) how many employees receive housing assistance, (for example, housing allowance payments or rental assistance) and where are these employees based; (e) in relation to office accommodation, how many offices does the department own or lease, and where is this office accommodation located; and (f) what is the location, size and cost for both owned and leased office accommodation?

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Answered
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
40 days
(a) 51
(b) 193
(c) Table 1 [see tabled paper no], shows location, size and cost. The 'Annual Cost' column records base annual rental payments for houses leased from GROH and private owners.
(d) 215 employees based in the following locations receive housing assistance of either rental subsidy (203) or home loan interest subsidy scheme payments (12) [see tabled paper no].
(e) The Department of Environment and Conservation owns or leases 82 properties, as shown in Table 2 [see tabled paper no].
(f) Table 2 shows location, size and cost. The "Annual Cost" column records base annual rental payments for leased offices excluding variable outgoings.

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