Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Ministerial Travel Ministerial Travel The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Ministerial Travel 2 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (3 December 2014). (First Session) For any overseas trip undertaken by the minister and staff or officers since 1 January 2014, can the minister advise— 1.	How much of the total cost of the trip was paid by the minister's office budget and how much by the minister's department or agency? 2.	What are the names of officers or staff who accompanied the minister on each trip? 3.	Was any officer or staff member given permission to take private leave as part of the overseas trip? 4.	What the details of the cities and locations visited if they have not been already previously published on the department's proactive disclosure website? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers Ministerial Travel The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers): I am advised: 1.	For my trips to Singapore from 6-10 July 2014, and China from 16-24 October 2014, $14,600 and $26,300 respectively were paid by the Department of State Development and my expenses were paid through Parliamentary Allowance. 2.	Mr Dale Foody, my ministerial adviser accompanied me on both trips. Dr Craig Fowler, Deputy Chief Executive, Department of State Development accompanied me to Singapore; and Dr Don Russell, Chief Executive, Department of State Development and Dr Alfred Huang, South Australian Government Business and Cultural Adviser – China, accompanied me to China. 3.	No officer or staff member was given permission to take private leave as part of both overseas trips. 4.	In China I visited Jinan and Qingdao in Shandong Province, Shanghai and Beijing. Details of my Singapore visit are available on the Parliament of South Australia website: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/LegislativeCouncil/Members/Travel%20Reports/Hon%20Gail%20Gago%20-%20Singapore%20July%202014.pdf