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- encouraging suppliers to receive payment by electronic means eg direct credit, rather than relying on cheque payments; and

- reinforcing the principle across the Department for officials to balance the timely payment of invoices with their responsibility to ensure the Department is only paying legitimate invoices for goods or services received.

Government—departmental costs
(Question No 946)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 25 March 2010:

What are the overhead fixed costs for the department and each agency within the Minister’s portfolio.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

The Department's overhead fixed costs that are not dependent on the activities of the Department include office rental, utility costs, finance and human resources, and other corporate and management functions.

Government—grants programs
(Question No 959)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 25 March 2010:

(1) How many grants programs are administered by the department and each agency in the Minister’s portfolio and what is the cost of administering each of these grants.

(2) What is the total value of grants paid in 2009-10 to date.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) There were no grants programs administered by my transport portfolio.

(2) Not applicable.

Government—costs
(Question No 963)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 25 March 2010:

(1) What output costing methodology is used to allocate costs across the Minister’s department and each agency within the Minister’s portfolio.

(2) What are the top ten individual depreciation costs for the department and each agency.

(3) What assets do the costs referred to in part (2) refer to and what was the initial cost of the assets.


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