Pat Conroy (Charlton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Industry, in writing, on 1 September 2014:

In respect of speech and/or media training since 7 September 2013, (a) what total sum has the Minister's department spent, and (b) what is the breakdown for such training for the (i) Minister, (ii) Minister's staff, and where applicable, each (iii) junior Minister (including Assistant Ministers), (iv) junior (and Assistant) Minister's staff, (v) Parliamentary Secretary, and (vi) Parliamentary Secretary's staff, and (c) what services were provided, and by whom.

Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The Department has not spent any funds on speech or media training for the Minister, Minister's staff,

Parliamentary Secretary or the Parliamentary Secretary's staff since 7 September 2013.