Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Issue 1 - First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Reports of the Committee

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to table its

FIRST REPORT

Your committee reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the committee during the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament are as follows:

Professional and Other Services	$ 6,363.00
Transportation & Communications	—
All Other Expenditures	—
TOTAL	$ 6,363.00

Respectfully submitted,

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your committee recommends that the following funds be released for fiscal year 2007-2008.

Aboriginal Peoples (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 5,700
Transportation and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 7,700

 Agriculture and Forestry (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,250
Transportation and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 4,250

 Banking, Trade and Commerce (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 34,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	8,000
Total	$ 42,000

 Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 8,000
Transportation and Communications	500
All Other Expenditures	1,500
Total	$ 10,000

 Foreign Affairs (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 6,000
Transportation and Communications	750
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 7,750

 Human Rights (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,500
Transportation and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 4,500

 Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Professional and Other Services	$ 5,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	0
Total	$ 5,000

 National Finance (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 44,000
Transportation and Communications	12,980
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 57,980

(includes funds for participation at conferences)

Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

Professional and Other Services	$ 9,750
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	0
Total	$ 9,750

 Scrutiny of Regulations (Joint Committee)

Professional and Other Services	$ 1,200
Transportation and Communications	1,650
All Other Expenditures	2,640
Total	$ 5,490

 Transport and Communications (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 10,000
Transportation and Communications	8,000
All Other Expenditures	2,000
Total	$ 20,000

Respectfully submitted,

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT

Your committee recommends that the following funds be released for fiscal year 2007-2008.

Special Committee on Anti-terrorism (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 5,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 6,000

Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 26,000
Transportation and Communications	21,070
All Other Expenditures	4,000
Total	$ 51,070

 Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 6,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 7,000

Respectfully submitted,

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

Your committee has approved the Senate Main Estimates for the fiscal year 2008-2009 and recommends their adoption. (Annex A)

Your Committee notes that the proposed total budget is $90,232,000.

Your committee also recommends that any budgetary surplus in the funding envelope for Senators' Research and Office Expenses that results from a higher than average number of Senate vacancies be frozen and allowed to lapse at the end of fiscal year.

An overview of the 2008-2009 budget will be forwarded to every Senator's office.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE J. FUREY

Chair

Annex A

Summary of THE 2008-2009 EXPENDITURE PLAN

The 2008-2009 Expenditure Plan is summarized in the following table by program, consistent with the information presented in the Main Estimates:

 

	Program				2008-2009 Main Estimates $	2007-2008 Main Estimates $	Increase (Decrease) $	Increase (Decrease) of total budget %
Statutory
	Senators				25,048,200	24,253,600	794,600	0.91
	Employee Benefit Plans				6,717,750	6,517,850	199,900	0.23
	Total Statutory				31,765,950	30,771,450	994,500	1.14
Non-Statutory (Vote 1)
	Senators’ Office Expenses & Speaker’s & Other Officers Office Expenses				15,342,450	15,297,450	45,000	0.05
	Committees and Parliamentary Exchanges and Associations				6,540,800	6,160,800	380,000	0.44
	Administration				36,582,800	34,800,300	1,782,500	2.05
	Total Non-Statutory				58,466,050	56,258,550	2,207,500	2.54
Total					90,232,000	87,030,000	3,202,000	3.68

 

February 28, 2008

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

FIFTH REPORT

Your committee recommends that the following funds be released for fiscal year 2008-2009.

Aboriginal Peoples (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 10,500
Transport and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 12,500

 Agriculture and Forestry (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,250
Transportation and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 4,250

 Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 6,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 7,000

 Human Rights (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 7,500
Transportation and Communications	1,000
All Other Expenditures	1,000
Total	$ 9,500

 Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 46,250
Transportation and Communications	21,070
All Other Expenditures	4,000
Total	$ 71,320

(includes funds for participation at conferences)

Library of Parliament (Joint Committee)

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,143
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	0
Total	$ 2,143

 Rules, Procedure and the Rights of Parliaments (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 11,250
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	0
Total	$ 11,250

 Scrutiny of Regulations (Joint Committee)

Professional and Other Services	$ 1,200
Transportation and Communications	5,250
All Other Expenditures	2,640
Total	$ 9,090

Transport and Communications (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 10,000
Transportation and Communications	8,000
All Other Expenditures	2,000
Total	$ 20,000

(includes funds for participation at conferences)

Respectfully submitted,

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

SIXTH REPORT

Your committee recommends that the following funds be released for fiscal year 2008-2009.

Energy, Environment and Natural Resources (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 12,000
Transportation and Communications	500
All Other Expenditures	2,500
Total	$ 15,000

 National Finance (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 36,000
Transportation and Communications	21,360
All Other Expenditures	5,000
Total	$ 62,360

(includes funds for participation at conferences)

Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Legislation)

Professional and Other Services	$ 4,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	0
Total	$ 4,000

 Respectfully submitted,

TERRY STRATTON

Deputy Chair