❓ A parliamentary question on notice regarding the Country Age Pension Fuel Card tender process, including pricing, pre-tender briefings, and services provided by the successful company. The Minister's response is somewhat evasive and politically charged.
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COUNTRY AGE PENSION FUEL CARD
I have given notice of this question in the hope that today we might get some information. (1) What was the price submitted by the two unsuccessful tenderers for the provision of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card? (2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
I have given notice of this question in the hope that today we might get some information. (1) What was the price submitted by the two unsuccessful tenderers for the provision of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card? (2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(1) What was the price submitted by the two unsuccessful tenderers for the provision of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card? (2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(1) What was the price submitted by the two unsuccessful tenderers for the provision of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card? (2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(2) How many contacts did the successful company have with government officials on how the tender specification should be structured, and when did these contacts occur? (3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(3) Did either of the non-successful tenderers provide such pre-tender briefings? (4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(4) Precisely what services will Retail Decisions Pty Ltd be providing for $2.5 million? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
I thank the member for Armadale for her question and for her great interest in the Country Age Pension Fuel Card being developed by the new Liberal-National government. Before I answer the question — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I just hope I don’t die of old age before we finally see the thing! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale would be the only one! Is the member happy to confirm her support for $80 million for the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : I would be really happy if you realised that you are a minister, not Santa Claus walking around with a bag of lollies. You’re a minister and you have the responsibility to be accountable. That is what would make me happy. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member support the fuel card? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Knowing that you are prepared to be accountable would make me very happy. The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
The SPEAKER : I spoke in this place yesterday about the efficiency of Parliament and questions and answers. One of the things we need to be able to do in this place is hear the answer from the minister. If the minister wishes to engage the member for Armadale in other questioning, that is the sort of response he will get. I ask him to return to the question at hand. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Thank you, Mr Speaker. It must be a great disappointment to members of the Labor Party in the country that the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Minister for Regional Development oppose the provision of an age pensioner fuel card. That needs to be on the record. They oppose it and would rather that it did not happen. (1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(1) Generally, pricing information relating to tenders is considered as commercial in confidence. I will ask the department to contact the three respondents to the tender and inquire whether they are prepared to release this information. (2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(2) The successful respondent, Retail Decisions, had no input into how the tender specification should be structured. Information was sought from Retail Decisions on its fuel-card product as part of the procurement strategy assessment. This was extensive research on the internet and discussions with a range of fuel-card and other card providers, as well as discussions with operators at local fuel outlets selling fuel cards. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the departmental people who have been working on this process. Putting together a card like this was a first for anywhere. They have done an absolutely fantastic amount of work. (3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(3) A number of card providers in general were contacted during the procurement strategy assessment phase. These included one of the unsuccessful respondents. However, I can advise that neither of the non-successful tenderers provided a formal pre-tender briefing. (4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
(4) Retail Decisions will be providing services in line with the requirements of the tender request. This includes fuel-card production and management services, a call-centre service and data-interface development. Once again, we are very excited to be nearing the announcement of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card. I would be very interested, given the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent on public transport in the metropolitan area each year, to know whether the shadow minister’s side of politics will continue to oppose this plan, which enjoys the support of country members of the Labor Party but seems set to be jettisoned by the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Armadale. Country age pensioners deserve some equity. They will be getting that when we announce the Country Age Pension Fuel Card.
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