Commission Support & Compliance Unit Room 152, Parliament Buildings Ballymiscaw Stormont Belfast, BT4 3XX Tel: +44 (0) 28 9052 1147 Fax: +44 (0) 28 90418340 e-mail: foi@niassembly.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Assembly Our Ref: 122-10 Mr Lee Canning Cardiff and Wales Tax Payer Alliance Coordinator canning_lee@hotmail.com 19 January 2011 Dear Mr Canning
Freedom of Information Act 2000 I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly holds the information which you requested on 21 December 2010. In your request you asked for the following information: “Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act I am seeking the following information, 1. Details of carrier, class, start point and destination of the flights in the following trips. 2 Details of Hotel, individual rates and added extras including room service for the hotels mentioned in the following trips. 3 Full details and make up of all additional expenses on the following trips.” Date
Destination
Names
Total Flights
15-18 March 2010
Washington DC
William Hay MLA 1 Staff
Washington DC
15-18 March 2010
Total Hotels
Other Costs
Grand Total
£2,976.92 £1,068.46
£217.03
£4,262.41
Danny Kennedy MLA £4,465.38 £1,602.69 Naomi Long ML 1 Staff
£408.97
£6,477.04
Please refer to the information provided in Appendix A If you feel that the information we have provided does not meet your request fully please contact this office as soon as possible. You have the right to request a formal review by the Northern Ireland Assembly and if you wish to do so, please write to me at the above address. If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review. If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Aoibheann Baker FOI Unit
Appendix A Date 15-18 March 2010 15-18 March 2010
Start Point Belfast
Destination
Names
Washington DC
Belfast
Washington DC
William Hay MLA 1 Staff Danny Kennedy MLA Naomi Long MLA 1 Staff
Total Flights £2,976.92
Carrier
Class
Continental
Business First
£4,465.38
Continental
Business First
Total Hotels £1,068.46
£1,602.69
Hotel Name Georgetown Inn, Washington Georgetown Inn, Washington
Room Rate $258.77 per room per night $258.77 per room per night
Date
Destination
Names
Other Costs
15-18 March 2010
Washington DC
William Hay MLA 1 Staff
£246.28
Secretariat TS – Taxis
£192.12
Secretariat TS – Day Subsistence
£9.30
Secretariat TS – Incidentals
£24.86
Secretariat TS – Personal Allowance
£20.00 £246.28
Other Costs £246.28 (updated)
Grand Total £4,291.66
£408.97
£6,477.04
Date
Destination
Names
Other Costs
15-18 March 2010
Washington DC
Danny Kennedy MLA Naomi Long MLA 1 Staff
£408.97
Committee Members – Incidentals
£4.99
Committee Members TS – Day Subsistence
£44.74
Committee Members TS – Taxis
£164.21
Committee Staff – Mileage Allowance
£4.00
Committee Staff TS – Car Parking
£1.80
Committee Staff TS – Day Subsistence
£77.54
Committee Staff TS – Taxis
£77.79
Souvenirs
£17.61
Loss/Gain on Foreign Currency
£16.29 £408.97