House debates Questions in Writing

Prime Minister and Cabinet: Senior Executive Service (Question No. 559)

Monday, 31 October 2011 House of Representatives

Jamie Briggs

Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee

asked the Prime Minister, in writing, on 25 August 2011:

How many staff were employed by the Minister’s department in the Senior Executive Service (ie, SES) on 1 July (a) 2008, and (b) 2011?

Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

I am advised that the answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

This information as at 30 June in the years requested is available in:

(1) the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Annual Report 2007-08; and

(2) the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Annual Report 2010-11.

Both reports are available on the department’s website at http://www.dpmc.gov.au/annual_reports/index.cfm.