❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Premier regarding the cost and providers of private consulting services to the Minister's Department, seeking a breakdown for specific financial years. The Minister responds by referencing regularly tabled information and highlighting a decrease in average annual expenditure compared to the previous Liberal National Government.
AnsweredQoN 1525Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 October 2024
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Portfolio
Premier; Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade; Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations
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(1) I refer to the use of private consultants by the Minister's Department, and I ask: (a) For a breakdown by each of the financial years 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2023/24: (i) the total cost borne by the Department on private consultants; and (ii) the list of companies providing private consulting services to the Department and their associated total cost? (2) I refer to to the use of private consultants by the Minister's Department, and I ask: (a) For a breakdown by the 2024/25 financial year to date: (i) the total projected cost borne by the Department on private consultants; and (ii) the list of companies providing private consulting services to the Department and their projected total cost?
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Answered
26 November 2024
Response time
11 days
(1 – 2) This information is tabled regularly in Parliament.
From 2009 to 2016 under the former Liberal National Government, average annual expenditure was $11.8 million. From 2017 to 2023, the average annual expenditure was $9.2 million – a 22 per cent decrease.
From 2009 to 2016 under the former Liberal National Government, average annual expenditure was $11.8 million. From 2017 to 2023, the average annual expenditure was $9.2 million – a 22 per cent decrease.
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