Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 22 September 2011:

(1)   In regard to Small Business Division: Budget:

  (a)   for each year of the forward estimates please provide:

     (i)   departmental expenditure; and

     (ii)   administered program expenditure.

  (b)   within the department, what is the divisions total budget for the 2011-12 financial year and what component of this is:

  (a)   departmental expenditure; and

  (b)   administered expenditure.

(2)   In regard to Small Business Division: Staff:

  (a)   what is the total staff headcount in the division;

  (b)   what is the total equivalent full-time staff in the division;

  (c)   can details be provided of each location where staff members of the division work;

  (d)   can a breakdown be provided of staff in the division by APS classification, including APS levels 1-6, EL levels and SES levels;

  (e)   how many staff are currently working on contract for the division;

  (f)   how many contract staff were engaged by the division in the 2010-11 financial year;

  (g)   can details be provided of the value of contracts for engaging staff for the division;

  (h)   for each branch in the division, please provide:

     (i)   number of staff allocated and APS level,

     (ii)   number of departmental-provided mobile telephones and the total budgeted cost for these for the 2011-2012 financial year, and

     (iii)   budgeted amount for travel allowance for the 2011-12 financial year.

     (i)   what is the divisions annual budget for recruiting;

  (j)   what is the divisions annual budget for personal development/staff coaching and

  development/training /workshops and like services.

(3)   In regard to Small Business Division: Facilities:

  (a)   the 2009-10 Annual report listed 44 departmental office locations across Australia, and 3 around the world; can details be provided of each current office location used by the department, domestic and international;

  (b)   for each facility, domestic and international, can details be provided of:

     (i)   which offices are solely used by the Small Business Division of the department and which are used for other purposes, and

     (ii)   for those offices that are used for other purposes, please specify what the facilities are

     used for.

  (c)   for each facility used by the division, can the following details be provided:

     (i)   location,

     (ii)   whether the facility is owned by the department, or rented,

     (iii)   at what cost the facility is rented each year,

     (iv)   floor space (sq m) occupied by the division,

     (v)   small space occupied by other departmental divisions, and

     (vi)   the number of staff at each location and division staff work in.

  (d)   does the division use the international offices; if so, what for;

  (e)   what are the annual departmental costs of the international offices;

  (f)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental costs of each of the international offices $AUD;

  (g)   across all departmental facilities, how much office space (sq m) is used by the Small Business

  Division; and   

  (h)   can a breakdown be provided of expenditure within the division for implementing new projects to which the government has committed (for example Small Business Dispute Resolution Tribunal)

(4)   In regard to Small Business Division: Outsourcing:

  (a)   the 2009-10 annual report states that for the 2009-10 financial year, the department engaged in new

  outsourced consultancy contracts worth $4 642 758 (GST inclusive), as well as ongoing outsourced

  consultancy contracts valued at $2 287 456, combining these gives a total of $6 930 214 spent on

  outsourced contracts, can the department confirm this amount is correct;

  (b)   what amounts has the division budgeted for consulting contracts (new, ongoing and total) for the

  2010-11 and 2012-13 financial years; and

  (c)   in the 2009-10 financial year, the departments annual report outlines that $680 533 (9.8%) was spent on small business contracts; how much was spent in the 2010-11 financial year and what is budget for the:

(a) 2011-12; and (b) 2012-13 financial years, and how many such contracts have been let.

(5)   In regard to Enterprise Connect Centres:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this project for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this project;

  (c)   can details be provided of the location of each Enterprise Connect Centre and the funding allocated to it (including costs such as lease, insurance, staff, maintenance and utilities);

  (d)   are these locations additional to those listed as the departmental office locations;

  (e)   please outline the office space (sq m) of each Enterprise Connect Centre;

  (f)   how many division staff and contract staff work at each Enterprise Connect Centre; and

  (g)   are these staff members of APS, and are they included in the department staff breakdown.

(6)   In regard to Small Business Advisory Services (Business Enterprise Centres (BEC)):

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this project for the

  2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this project;

  (c)   can details be provided of the location of each BEC and the funding allocated to it (including costs

  such as lease, insurance, staff, maintenance and utilities);

  (d)   are these locations additional to those listed as departmental office locations;

  (e)   can the department outline the office space (sq m) of each BEC.

  (f)   how many division staff and contract staff work at each BEC; and

  (g)   are these staff members of APS, and are they included in the departmental staff breakdown.

(7)   In regard to Small Business Support Line:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this program for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this project;

  (c)   how many staff and contract staff work on the small business support line;

  (d)   do the staff involved in this project all work from the office locations from which this project is run; and

  (e)   how many calls has the Support line received in each year since the project was launched.

(8)   In regard to Business.gov.au:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering the business.gov.au

  website for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which departmental office is the program administered; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the website.

(9)   In regard to Business Names Registration System:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering the Business Names registration system for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program; and

  (c)   from which departmental office is the program administered.

(10)   In regard to Commercialisation Australia:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering Commercialisation Australia for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.

(11)   In regard to Australian Growth Partnerships (AGP):

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering the AGP for the 2011-

  12 and 2012-13 financial years;   

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.

(12)   In regard to Venture Capital Limited Partnerships:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this program for the

  2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.

(13)   In regard to Trade Measurement:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this program for the

  2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.

(14)   In regard to Supplier Access to Major Projects:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this program for the

  2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.

(15)   In regard to National Measurement Services:

  (a)   what are the administrative costs borne by the department in administering this program for the

  2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years;

  (b)   can a breakdown be provided of the departmental administrative expenditure for this program;

  (c)   from which office locations is the program run; and

  (d)   how many staff and contract staff work on the program.