Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister in the Senate, upon notice, on 30 May 2011:

(1) Since 21 August 2010, have there been any meetings of Cabinet, the National Security Committee, the Expenditure Review Committee and the Multi Party Committee on Climate Change; if so, for each meeting can the following be provided: (a) who met i.e. Cabinet or which committee; (b) who attended the meeting; and (c) did anyone deputise for any attendee; if so: (i) who deputised, and (ii) for whom.

(2) Pursuant to agreements reached following the federal election in 2010 have there been any meetings between the Prime Minister and Senator Brown, Mr Windsor, and Mr Oakeshott; if so, for each meeting can the following be provided: (a) the date of the meeting; and (b) who attended.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

I am advised that:

(1) Yes. In the period 21 August 2010 to 20 June 2011, the following number of meetings have occurred (current as at 20 June 2011):

It is not normal practice to discuss the details of Cabinet or Cabinet committee meetings.

The Multi-Party Climate Change Committee is not a Cabinet committee. The details relating to MPCCC meetings are publicly available at:

http://www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/multi-party-committee.aspx.

(2) As the Agreements provide, the Prime Minister meets with the Leader of the Greens, and with the three Independent Members of Parliament who have signed agreements with the Government, every sitting week, with less frequent meetings occurring in non-sitting periods.