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❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for Climate Action about their official travel, specifically regarding commercial flights, ministerial/charter aircraft usage, and carbon offsetting practices. The Minister declined to answer, citing resource constraints.

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Asked

14 March 2024

Member

Hon Martin Aldridge

Portfolio

Climate Action

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I refer to the Minister's appointment as the Minister for Climate Action from 21 December 2021, and I ask: (a) on how many occasions has the Minister taken a commercial flight in an official capacity; (b) of those identified in (a), on how many of the occasions did the Minister elect, as part of the booking, to offset related carbon emissions; (c) on how many occasions has the Minister utilised the Government owned ministerial aircraft or charter aircraft in an official capacity; (d) of those identified in (c), how did the Minister assess and consider offsetting the related carbon emissions; and (e) please identify the relevant Government policy relating to offsetting carbon emissions created in the course of official Government travel?

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Answered

16 April 2024

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Climate Action

Response time

4 days

(a) – (e) The Member is requesting a significant amount of information and detail for a considerable period of time. The information requested is not readily available and collecting it would divert staff away from their normal duties and is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.

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