A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the cost and implementation of a policy requiring schools in the North Metropolitan Region to use in-house cleaning staff instead of private contractors. The response indicates a lack of specific cost data and a gradual transition upon contract expiration.

AnsweredQoN 504Legislative Council
Asked
23 August 2005
Portfolio
Education and Training

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I refer to the minister’s decision requiring all schools to use in-house cleaning staff. (1) How many schools in the North Metropolitan Region use private cleaners? (2) How many use in-house cleaning staff? (3) What is the additional cost per year of using in-house cleaning staff? (4) What schools in the North metropolitan Region have been given a deadline to change to in-house cleaning staff? (5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(1) How many schools in the North Metropolitan Region use private cleaners? (2) How many use in-house cleaning staff? (3) What is the additional cost per year of using in-house cleaning staff? (4) What schools in the North metropolitan Region have been given a deadline to change to in-house cleaning staff? (5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(2) How many use in-house cleaning staff? (3) What is the additional cost per year of using in-house cleaning staff? (4) What schools in the North metropolitan Region have been given a deadline to change to in-house cleaning staff? (5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(3) What is the additional cost per year of using in-house cleaning staff? (4) What schools in the North metropolitan Region have been given a deadline to change to in-house cleaning staff? (5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(4) What schools in the North metropolitan Region have been given a deadline to change to in-house cleaning staff? (5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(5) What is the deadline? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(1) Fifty-seven. (2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(2) Seventy-nine. (3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(3) No specific amounts have been identified for the North Metropolitan Region. (4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.
(4)-(5) No specific advice has been given; however, all schools will revert to day labour when existing contracts expire.

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