Debates of March 29, 2004 (day 10)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Lee.

This is quite meaningless, they could be moved around because all of the Members manage their budgets in a different way. Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the expenses that I did read out are on behalf of Members. As we all know, there is an annual reporting mechanism in the Legislative Assembly where we have to report all expenses incurred by a Member by way of consecutive expenses and also the expenses of the Member. So it will be reported annually in this House. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand that, and I guess at the end of the year when all the Members report their spending, then they will be allocated according to the different expenditure items here. I am assuming, and I need a confirmation that should there be. For example, a travel budget went over $261,000, they will be moved around from another sub-category under other expenses. That is my guess. My final question on top of that is how much of either these contract services or fee payments, which I am assuming is where it is coming from, is the expenditure related to Members’ pension management? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the pension amount is $1.621 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Lee.

Where would that come out of under the itemized account that I just got? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The amounts will fall under the fees and payments schedule.

Thank you. Expenditures on behalf of Members, operations expense, total operations expense, $5.315 million.

Agreed.

Page 1-15, office of the Chief Electoral Officer, operations expense, total operations expense, $413,000. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I have the breakdown for $292,000, please? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, in the other expenses category, travel and transportation, $54,000; materials and supplies, $10,000; purchased services, $15,000; contract services, $173,000; and, computer and equipment services, $40,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Lee. Thank you. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, operations expense, total operations expense, $413,000.

Agreed.

Page 1-17, statutory officers, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.251 million. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I have the breakdown for $463,000 in other expenses, please? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, with regard to other expenses, travel and transportation, $38,000; materials and supplies, $40,000; purchased services, $35,000, contract services, $325,000; fees and payments, $15,000; other expenses, $5,000; computer and networking services, $5,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Lee. Statutory officers, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.251 million.

Agreed.

Page 1-19, active positions.

Agreed.

Page 1-20, detail of work performed on behalf of others, total department, $15,000.

Agreed.

Page 1-21, revenues, recoveries and transfer payments, information.

Agreed.

Back to page 1-7, department summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $14.963 million. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there was one motion that we were going to make out of the Governance and Economic Development committee, and it was kind of a government-wide motion. So I would like to make a motion right now. I move that the committee recommends that the government establish regular reporting of all southern and international travel.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. With some advice from the Clerk, it may be better to go through the Legislative Assembly, and then before we move adoption of the entire budget you would move that motion at that time. Are you going to be alright with that, Mr. Delorey?

I’m alright with that, yes.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Back to page 1-7, Mr. Hawkins. Okay. Department summary on page 1-7, operations expense, total operations expense, $14.963 million.

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Mr. Hawkins.

I would like to move that we report progress.

We are not quite done yet. There is a motion on the floor to report progress is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is defeated.

---Defeated

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Is committee agreed that the Legislative Assembly is concluded?

Agreed.

Agreed. I would like to thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sorry. Please draw your attention to CAP-4, Legislative Assembly, office of the Clerk, total office of the Clerk, $215,000.

Agreed.

Total department, $215,000.

Agreed.

Now is committee agreed that we are concluded with the Legislative Assembly?

Agreed.

Thank you. If it is appropriate at this time, I would like to make that motion. I move that this committee recommends the government establish regular reporting of all southern and international travel.