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(1) Has any Labor Party meeting or Labor faction meeting of any description been held in the Minister’s ministerial office suite; if so, (a) how many times, (b) on what dates and (c) was payment made at the time.

(2) If payment was made (a) can the Minister detail the date of each meeting, (b) what were the amounts paid for each meeting and (c) what is the date that the payment was made for each meeting.

(3) Has any Labor Party meeting or Labor faction meeting of any description been held in the Assembly that was sponsored and or facilitated by the Minister or any of his employees; if so, (a) how many times, (b) on what dates and (c) was payment made at the time.

(4) If payment was made (a) can the Minister detail the date of each meeting, (b) what were the amounts paid for each meeting and (c) what is the date that the payment was made for each meeting.

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

(1) I undertake a wide range of activities to fulfil my duties as the Member for Molonglo, a number of which involve use of my office facilities. This is consistent with long-established practice, as set out for example by the Clerk of the Assembly in a letter to the then Speaker on 27 June 2008.

(2) See answer to (1) above.

(3) See answer to (1) above.

(4) See answer to (1) above.

Housing—rent
(Question No 2149)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Community Services, upon notice, on 22 March 2012:

(1) What is the current (a) maximum and (b) minimum amount of market rent charged to eligible social housing tenants and how many tenants pay this amount.

(2) What percentage of social housing tenants paying full market rent are in arrears.

(3) How many social housing tenancies have had rental arrears written off as bad debt once or more since February 2011 and what was the amount written off for each tenancy.

Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) (a) $570 per week (1); (b) $210 per week (1)

(2) 19.5%


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