❓ Mr. Cook questions the Minister for Health regarding claims about the winning bid for the Midland Public Hospital operating contract being $1.5 billion lower than competitors, requesting a breakdown and comparison of bids. The Minister clarifies the $1.5 billion figure refers to savings compared to the public sector comparator, not competitor bids, and declines to reveal bid details due to confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 416Legislative Assembly
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MIDLAND PUBLIC HOSPITAL — OPERATING CONTRACT
416. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for Health:
Before they leave the gallery, may I
welcome —
Mr
F.M. Logan interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn! The member for Kwinana is trying to ask a
question.
Mr
R.H. COOK : I was trying to acknowledge on behalf of the member for Albany
the students from Great Southern Grammar in the public gallery today, but I
think they just jumped out because the member for Cockburn was going off!
I refer to the minister's
claims yesterday that the winning bidder for the operating contract for the
privatised Midland Public Hospital undercut its competitors by $1.5 billion
over the contract period.
(1) Given the
extraordinary difference between the winning and the losing bids for the
operating contract, will the minister provide a breakdown of the savings made
by comparing the winning bid with the unsuccessful bids?
(2) Will the
minister table the comparison of the bids to provide transparency to the
government's privatisation policies?
416. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for Health:
Before they leave the gallery, may I
welcome —
Mr
F.M. Logan interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn! The member for Kwinana is trying to ask a
question.
Mr
R.H. COOK : I was trying to acknowledge on behalf of the member for Albany
the students from Great Southern Grammar in the public gallery today, but I
think they just jumped out because the member for Cockburn was going off!
I refer to the minister's
claims yesterday that the winning bidder for the operating contract for the
privatised Midland Public Hospital undercut its competitors by $1.5 billion
over the contract period.
(1) Given the
extraordinary difference between the winning and the losing bids for the
operating contract, will the minister provide a breakdown of the savings made
by comparing the winning bid with the unsuccessful bids?
(2) Will the
minister table the comparison of the bids to provide transparency to the
government's privatisation policies?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
notice that today's paper reported that I had said that. I have not
checked Hansard but I am fairly
confident that I did not say that. If it is in Hansard , I apologise and I will need to correct it. What I thought
I said and what I meant to say was that the bid was significantly lower, but
that the $1.5 billion was the saving on the public sector comparator on the
provision of that service.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : If it was reported as what I said, that is what I meant to say.
The saving on the public sector comparator is $1.5 billion, but there was a
significant difference between that bid and the one above; and no, I will not
reveal the details of what those were because they are confidential.
notice that today's paper reported that I had said that. I have not
checked Hansard but I am fairly
confident that I did not say that. If it is in Hansard , I apologise and I will need to correct it. What I thought
I said and what I meant to say was that the bid was significantly lower, but
that the $1.5 billion was the saving on the public sector comparator on the
provision of that service.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : If it was reported as what I said, that is what I meant to say.
The saving on the public sector comparator is $1.5 billion, but there was a
significant difference between that bid and the one above; and no, I will not
reveal the details of what those were because they are confidential.
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