NI Assembly FoI Response: Breakdown of Expenses
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FoI response from the Northern Ireland Assembly concerning Members' overseas trips
Transcript of NI Assembly FoI Response: Breakdown of Expenses
Commission Support & Compliance Unit
Northern Ireland
Assembly
Our Ref: 122-10 Mr Lee Canning Cardiff and Wales Tax Payer Alliance Coordinator [email protected] 19 January 2011 Dear Mr Canning Freedom of Information Act 2000 I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly holds the information which you requested on 21 December 2010. In your request you asked for the following information: -
“Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act I am seeking the following information, 1. Details of carrier, class, start point and destination of the flights in the following trips. 2 Details of Hotel, individual rates and added extras including room service for the hotels mentioned in the following trips. 3 Full details and make up of all additional expenses on the following trips.”
Date Destination Names Total Flights
Total Hotels
Other Costs Grand Total
15-18 March 2010
Washington DC
William Hay MLA 1 Staff
£2,976.92 £1,068.46 £217.03 £4,262.41
15-18 March 2010
Washington DC
Danny Kennedy MLA Naomi Long ML 1 Staff
£4,465.38 £1,602.69 £408.97 £6,477.04
Room 152, Parliament Buildings Ballymiscaw
Stormont Belfast, BT4 3XX
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9052 1147 Fax: +44 (0) 28 90418340
e-mail: [email protected]
Please refer to the information provided in Appendix A If you feel that the information we have provided does not meet your request fully please contact this office as soon as possible. You have the right to request a formal review by the Northern Ireland Assembly and if you wish to do so, please write to me at the above address. If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review. If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above. Yours sincerely
Aoibheann Baker FOI Unit
Appendix A Date Start
Point Destination Names Total
Flights Carrier Class Total
Hotels Hotel Name
Room Rate
Other Costs
Grand Total
15-18 March 2010
Belfast Washington DC
William Hay MLA 1 Staff
£2,976.92 Continental Business First
£1,068.46 Georgetown Inn, Washington
$258.77 per room per night
£246.28 (updated)
£4,291.66
15-18 March 2010
Belfast Washington DC
Danny Kennedy MLA Naomi Long MLA 1 Staff
£4,465.38 Continental Business First
£1,602.69 Georgetown Inn, Washington
$258.77 per room per night
£408.97 £6,477.04
Date Destination Names Other Costs
15-18 March 2010 Washington DC William Hay MLA £246.28 1 Staff Secretariat TS – Taxis £192.12
Secretariat TS – Day Subsistence
£9.30
Secretariat TS – Incidentals
£24.86
Secretariat TS – Personal Allowance
£20.00
£246.28
Date Destination Names Other Costs
15-18 March 2010 Washington DC Danny Kennedy MLA £408.97
Naomi Long MLA 1 Staff Committee Members – Incidentals £4.99
Committee Members TS – Day Subsistence
£44.74
Committee Members TS – Taxis
£164.21
Committee Staff – Mileage Allowance
£4.00
Committee Staff TS – Car Parking
£1.80
Committee Staff TS – Day Subsistence
£77.54
Committee Staff TS – Taxis
£77.79
Souvenirs
£17.61
Loss/Gain on Foreign Currency
£16.29
£408.97
