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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Official Gifts

Database

House Hansard

Date

10-08-2005

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Griffith

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

236

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

1566

Questioner

Rudd, Kevin, MP

Responder

Downer, Alexander, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Official Gifts

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2005-08-10/0272


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Wednesday, 10 August 2005
Page: 236


Mr Rudd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 26 May 2005:

(1)   In respect of each official gift taken by the Minister when he travelled to Japan, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Sri Lanka in May 2003, (a) what was it, (b) what did it cost, and (c) who was the intended recipient.

(2)   What was the total cost of official gifts taken.

(3)   How many gifts were not given to their intended recipients and what happened to them.


Mr Downer (Minister for Foreign Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

I consider that the preparation of answers to the questions placed on notice would involve a significant diversion of resources and, in the circumstances, I do not consider that the additional work can be justified.