❓ Question on Notice regarding a Public Transport Authority briefing note and a radio replacement project contract awarded to Huawei. The Minister denies the claims made by Mrs. Harvey, accusing her of misquoting and misleading the house.
AnsweredQoN 21Legislative Assembly
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS —
HUAWEI
21. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the briefing note I provided
to the minister earlier from the Public Transport Authority, titled ''Briefing
note for the Minister for Transport—Issue: spectrum and radio services
update'', which was signed by the minister on 20 June 2018.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the briefing note has a clear recommendation from the
Public Transport Authority that she must advise cabinet regarding issues
associated with the radio replacement project contract, subsequently awarded to
Huawei?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that she circled ''approved'' to the department's
recommendation to advise cabinet of issues prior to Huawei winning the
contract?
(3) Given the
minister approved the recommendation to advise cabinet of issues, why did she
change her mind and not take it to cabinet?
Mr S.K. L'Estrange :
Good question.
The SPEAKER : Yes, can we hear
the answer.
HUAWEI
21. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the briefing note I provided
to the minister earlier from the Public Transport Authority, titled ''Briefing
note for the Minister for Transport—Issue: spectrum and radio services
update'', which was signed by the minister on 20 June 2018.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the briefing note has a clear recommendation from the
Public Transport Authority that she must advise cabinet regarding issues
associated with the radio replacement project contract, subsequently awarded to
Huawei?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that she circled ''approved'' to the department's
recommendation to advise cabinet of issues prior to Huawei winning the
contract?
(3) Given the
minister approved the recommendation to advise cabinet of issues, why did she
change her mind and not take it to cabinet?
Mr S.K. L'Estrange :
Good question.
The SPEAKER : Yes, can we hear
the answer.
AnswerView source ↗
(1) No.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.
Why did the member for Scarborough
mislead this house yesterday? She said, ''In fact, the advice we have
uncovered in this process —
Point of Order
Mrs L.M.
HARVEY : The minister appears to be reading from uncorrected Hansard .
Several members interjected.
Ms R.
SAFFIOTI : No, these are the notes I wrote yesterday.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Scarborough said, ''The advice we have recovered in this process
from the Public Transport Authority shows that it wanted the minister to take
this to cabinet. We believe that the minister didn't take it to
cabinet, so is trying to wash her hands of it.'' Where does it say in
this memo that I needed to take the contract to cabinet? It does not say that!
The member for Scarborough made it up yesterday. As with everything she has
done in this case, she has misquoted and misled on every count. This memo did
not say that.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.
Why did the member for Scarborough
mislead this house yesterday? She said, ''In fact, the advice we have
uncovered in this process —
Point of Order
Mrs L.M.
HARVEY : The minister appears to be reading from uncorrected Hansard .
Several members interjected.
Ms R.
SAFFIOTI : No, these are the notes I wrote yesterday.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Scarborough said, ''The advice we have recovered in this process
from the Public Transport Authority shows that it wanted the minister to take
this to cabinet. We believe that the minister didn't take it to
cabinet, so is trying to wash her hands of it.'' Where does it say in
this memo that I needed to take the contract to cabinet? It does not say that!
The member for Scarborough made it up yesterday. As with everything she has
done in this case, she has misquoted and misled on every count. This memo did
not say that.
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