FOI 58-22: Expenses incurred by Members who attended the Lying- in-State or State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

Our Ref: FOI 58-22

2 November 2022

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”)

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 25 October 2022 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In your request, you asked:

“In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request disclosure of the following information:

1; A list of all Assembly Members who claimed expenses in respect of travel to the Lying in State (and/or) Funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The Assembly Commission does not hold this information as no Assembly Member claimed expenses in respect of travel to the Lying in State and the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

 

2; The total expenses claimed by each member broken down by travel; accommodation; food and other expenses.

The Assembly Commission does not hold this information as no Assembly Member claimed expenses in respect of travel to the Lying in State and the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

 

3; The number of Assembly officials that travelled to events associated with the late Queens death; their respective positions and the cost to the public purse for each official to attend each event.

Please see information attached at Appendix A.

 

4; A copy of all official correspondence relating to the decision-making process concerning which officials should attend each event and subsequent authorisation.”

The Assembly Commission does not hold this information.

You have the right to request a formal review by the Assembly Commission 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 may appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF which will undertake an independent review.

The Assembly Commission may publish details of your FOI request and its official response within the organisational disclosure log. The request will be completely anonymised and you will not be identified in any way. This is to meet the requirements as laid out by in the agreed publication scheme with the Information Commissioners’ Office.

Yours sincerely

INFORMATION STANDARDS

 

Appendix A

Officials who travelled to events associated with the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

OfficialFlight CostsTrain CostsHotel CostsTotal Costs

Clerk/Chief Executive

£290.14

£43.50

£409.00

£742.64

Director of Parliamentary Services

£359.05

£37.00

-

£396.05

Clerk Assistant

£282.30

£38.65

-

£320.95

Advisor To The Speaker

£359.05

£37.00

-

£396.06

Public Engagement Manager

£352.97

£37.00

-

£389.97

Engagement Manager

£551.27

£37.00

£98.50

£686.77

Parliamentary Engagement Co-Ordinator

£253.98

£36.80

-

£290.78

 

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