House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-09-04 Daily Xml

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AGENT-GENERAL'S OFFICE

168 Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (17 July 2012). With respect to 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, vol. 4, p. 35—

1. How many staff are based in the Agent-General's office in the United Kingdom?

2. How many overseas trips were taken by this Office in 2011-12 and what was the total cost?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development): I have been advised of the following:

Eight staff members including the Agent-General are based in the Agent-General's Office in the United Kingdom (7.6 full-time equivalents).

Nineteen overseas trips were undertaken during 2011–12 at a total cost of $67,368. This includes five trips to Australia at a total cost of $51,300 and 14 trips within Europe at a total cost of $16,068.