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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads

Database

House Hansard

Date

24-03-2011

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

43

Electorate

Mayo

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

3408

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

145, 153, 154 and 155

Questioner

Briggs, Jamie, MP

Responder

McClelland, Robert, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2011-03-24/0386


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Thursday, 24 March 2011
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Mr Briggs asked the Attorney-General, Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, in writing, on 25th November 2010:

(1)   How many (a) mobile phones, (b) blackberries and (c) iPads are currently allocated to the (i) Minister, and (ii) the Minister’s ministerial staff.

(2)   In respect of mobile phone usage between (a) 3 December 2007 and 24 November 2010, and (b) 24 June 2010 and 24 November 2010, what was the total cost for (a) the Minister, and (b) the Minister’s ministerial staff.

(3)   For each month since December 2007, what was the cost of mobile phone usage for each mobile phone account allocated to the (a) Minister, and (b) Minister’s ministerial staff.


Mr McClelland (Attorney-General) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows::

(1)   As at 25 November 2010, a total of three (3) mobile phones, 15 Blackberrys and one (1) iPad were allocated to the Attorney-General’s Office.  As at 25 November 2010, a total of four (4) mobile phones, 15 Blackberrys and one (1) iPad were allocated to the Minister for Home Affairs’ (also the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information) Office.

(2)   Costs are provided in the table below (to provide data for the period prior to January 2009 would require an unreasonable diversion of resources as information cannot be disaggregated from existing data).

(3)   Costs are provided in the table below (to provide data for the period prior to January 2009 would require an unreasonable diversion of resources as information cannot be disaggregated from existing data).

Month

Attorney’s Office

Minister’s Office

Jan-09

$3,041.26

$1,078.42

Feb-09

$2,819.23

$1,031.72

Mar-09

$2,848.31

$1,045.89

Apr-09

$2,140.61

$2,063.32

May-09

$2,723.20

$1,694.14

Jun-09

$2,388.13

$3,426.31

Jul-09

$2,747.23

$2,480.94

Aug-09

$3,713.98

$2,128.64

Sep-09

$2,709.05

$1,663.08

Oct-09

$2,864.09

$2,636.71

Nov-09

$2,768.91

$2,134.50

Dec-09

$3,204.68

$2,623.86

Jan-10

$2,129.80

$2,826.78

Feb-10

$2,621.05

$1,912.76

Mar-10

$2,553.05

$1,925.54

Apr-10

$2,236.34

$2,339.06

May-10

$3,116.84

$2,865.90

Jun-10

$2,782.57

$3,356.57

Jul-10

$2,820.25

$3,442.66

Aug-10

$2,921.02

$4,091.14

Sep-10

$2,830.98

$3,451.87

Oct-10

$2,751.61

$3,231.91

Nov-10

$2,757.70

$3,069.85