Clerk Of The House (Mr. David Hamilton) on Return To Written Question 4-14(3): GNWT Duty Travel Expenses

In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 2000. See this statement in context.

Return To Written Question 4-14(3): GNWT Duty Travel Expenses
Item 8: Returns To Written Questions

October 30th, 2000

Page 646

Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Ms. Lee on June 29, 2000 on Government of the Northwest Territories duly travel expenses:

• In fiscal year 1997-98 total duty travel expense was $22,210,608
• In fiscal year 1998-99 total duty travel expense was $23,595,801
• In fiscal year 1999-00 total duty travel expense was $25,188,317

These figures are for the western Territories only and are drawn from the Government of the Northwest Territories' Financial Information System (FIS). They do not include duty travel expenses for the Education Boards, Health Boards, Hospitals, the Housing Corporation, Workers' Compensation Board and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation as these organizations have their own separate Financial Information Systems.

The Financial Information System does not distinguish between northern and southern travel.

Recent enhancements to our Financial Information System have made it possible, for fiscal year 1999-2000, to determine that of approximately $3 million spent on hotels by Government of the Northwest Territories' employees, approximately $2.1 million or roughly 67 percent was spent within the Northwest Territories.

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Clerk Of The House (Mr. David Hamilton) on Return To Written Question 4-14(3): GNWT Duty Travel Expenses

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