A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the businesses, contractors, subcontractors, and apprentice numbers engaged by Transfield, Lake Maintenance, and Programmed Facility Management for Homeswest housing maintenance. The response states the Department of Housing doesn't have much of the requested information, except for apprentice numbers.

AnsweredQoN 7655Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2012
Portfolio
Housing

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the privatisation of Homeswest housing maintenance, and I ask:
(a) of the businesses, contractors or subcontractors engaged by Transfield, can the Minister advise:
(i) how many businesses, contractors or subcontractors does Transfield have contracts with (for the provision of Homeswest housing maintenance);
(ii) how many of these are Western Australian; and
(iii) how many apprentices are employed by these businesses, contractors or subcontractors; and
(b) of the businesses, contractors or subcontractors engaged by Lake Maintenance, can the Minister advise:
(i) how many businesses, contractors or subcontractors does Transfield have contracts with (for the provision of Homeswest housing maintenance);
(ii) how many of these are Western Australian; and
(iii) how many apprentices are employed by these businesses, contractors or subcontractors; and
(c) Of the businesses, contractors or subcontractors engaged by Programmed Facility management, can the Minister advise:
(i) how many businesses, contractors or subcontractors does Transfield have contracts with (for the provision of Homeswest housing maintenance);
(ii) how many of these are Western Australian; and
(iii) how many apprentices are employed by these businesses, contractors or subcontractors; and

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
48 days
The Department of Housing advises:
The introduction of the Head Contractor model in July 2010 was not a privatisation of housing maintenance. Public housing maintenance services were privatised in 1992.
(a)
(i) The Head Contractor contract is between the Department of Housing and Transfield. The Department is not privy to this information and is unable to respond.
(ii) The Department is not required to monitor this under the Contract and is unable to respond.
(iii) 104
(b)
(i) The Head Contractor contract is between the Department of Housing and Lake Maintenance. The Department is not privy to this information and is unable to respond.
(ii) The Department is not required to monitor this under the Contract and is unable to respond.
(iii) 19
(c)
(i) The Head Contractor contract is between the Department of Housing and Programmed Facility Management. The Department is not privy to this information and is unable to respond.
(ii) The Department is not required to monitor this under the Contract and is unable to respond.
(iii) 14
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