Funding for Coalition for Gun Control questions
Australian House of Representatives Hansard
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Coalition for Gun Control
3 September 1997
(Question No. 1815)
Mr Campbell asked the Minister for Health and Family Services, upon notice, on 16 June 1997:
(1) Has the Coalition for Gun Control or its agents been funded by his Department to bring to Australia parents of victims from the Dunblane tragedy;
if so, (a) why and (b) what sum is involved.
(2) Has his Department provided funding, jobs or other forms of assistance to the Coalition for Gun Control.
(3) Is he able to say whether funding, jobs or other forms of assistance have been provided to the Coalition for Gun Control by State departments.
Dr Wooldridge--The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) The Department has no record of payment to the Coalition for Gun Control or its agents to bring to Australia parents of victims from the Dunblane tragedy.
(2) The Department has no record of payment, jobs or other forms of assistance being provided to the Coalition for Gun Control.
The Department has, however, a contract with Social Change Media for public relations activities under the National Mental Health Strategy's Community Awareness Program. Social Change Media employed Ms Rebecca Peters for about three months in late 1995-96 to undertake some of those public relations activities. As the Department's contract is with Social Change Media, the Department is unaware of what payment was made to Ms Peters.
Social Change Media also undertook public relations activities in relation to National Mental Health Week in October 1996. To the Department's knowledge, Ms Peters participated in two initial meetings about the Week, but her involvement did not continue. Again, the Department is unaware of any payment that Social Change Media may have made in respect of Ms Peters' involvement.
Ms Peters was a presenter at the Departmentally conducted `Symposium on the Public Health Approach to Fire Arm Violence' on 11-12 February 1997. The Department paid for Ms Peters' airfare (Sydney-Canberra return) and accommodation at a total cost of $257.46.
(3) The Department is unaware of any funding of this nature to the Coalition for Gun Control by State departments, but is not in a position to answer this question definitively and would suggest that the question be referred to State Governments.
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