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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Veterans’ Affairs: Domestic and Overseas Travel

Database

House Hansard

Date

14-03-2005

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Franklin

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

146

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

343

Questioner

Quick, Harry, MP

Responder

Kelly, De-Anne, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Veterans’ Affairs: Domestic and Overseas Travel

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2005-03-14/0183


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Monday, 14 March 2005
Page: 146


Mr Quick asked the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, in writing, on 6 December 2004:

(1)   For the year 2003-2004, what sum was spent by the Minister’s department on (a) domestic, and (b) overseas air travel.

(2)   For the year 2003-2004, what proportion of domestic air travel by employees of the Minister’s department was provided by (a) Qantas, (b) Regional Express, and (c) Virgin Blue.

(3)   For the year 2003-2004, what was the actual expenditure by the Minister’s department on domestic air travel provided by (a) Qantas, (b) Regional Express, and (c) Virgin Blue.

(4)   For the year 2003-2004, what sum was spent by the Minister’s department on business class travel on (a) domestic routes, and (b) overseas routes.

(5)   For the year 2003-2004, what sum was spent by the Minister’s department on economy class travel on (a) domestic routes, and (b) overseas routes.

(6)   For the year 2003-2004, what proportion of the expenditure on air travel by the Minister’s department was on the domestic routes (a) Sydney to Canberra, (b) Melbourne to Canberra, (c) Sydney to Melbourne, (d) Sydney to Brisbane, (e) Melbourne to Hobart or Launceston, and (f) Sydney to Perth.

(7)   For the year 2003-2004, how many employees of the Minister’s department had membership of the (a) Qantas Chairman’s Lounge, (b) Qantas Club, (c) Regional Express Membership Lounge, and (e) Virgin Blue’s Blue Room paid for by the department.


Mrs De-Anne Kelly (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(1)  

Financial Year

Domestic 1

Overseas 2

2003/2004

$5,368,323

$761,019

(2)  

Proportion of domestic air travel

Financial Year

Qantas 3

Regional Express

Virgin Blue

2003/2004

72.08%

6.77%

0.12%

(3)  

Expenditure on domestic air travel

Financial Year

Qantas 3

Regional Express

Virgin Blue

2003/2004

$3,869,738

$363,211

$6,585

(4)  

Sum spent on Business class travel

Financial Year

Domestic Routes

Overseas Routes 2

2003/2004

$1,319,248

$761,019

(5)  

Sum spent on Economy class travel

Financial Year

Domestic Routes

Overseas Routes

2003/2004

$4,049,075

Nil, all travel is Business or First Class

(6)  

Proportion of expenditure spent on domestic routes 4

Financial Year

Sydney to Canberra

Melbourne

to Canberra

Sydney

to

Melbourne

Sydney to

Brisbane

Melbourne to Hobart

or Launceston

Sydney

to

Perth

2003/2004

5.24 %

10.03 %

1.77 %

3.17 %

2.68 %

2.28 %

(7)  

Number of employees with memberships

Financial Year

Qantas

Chairman’s Lounge

Qantas Club

Regional

Express Lounge

Virgin Blue’s

Blue Room

2003/2004

19

403

0

0
Source:  Qantas Travel System Database ‘Q2B’. 1 Includes veterans’ air travel for treatment purposes 2 Includes air travel for commemorative mission for the dedication of the Australian War Memorial, London 3 Includes all subsidiaries  (Qantas, Air Link, Eastern Airlines, Impulse, Sunstate, Jetstar) 4 Includes air travel in each direction