Pat Conroy (Charlton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Speaker, in writing, on 4 September 2014:

Since 7 September 2013, what (a) has been the cost of the fit-out of ministerial offices (including Assistant Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries), and (b) is the breakdown of these costs by category of expenditure, including but not limited to, furnishings and information technology.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

The total DPS cost of fit-outs to ministerial offices, including Assistant Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries, for the period 7 September 2013 to 31 August 2014 was $7,950. The cost relates to a new bookcase installed in the Attorney-General’s Suite.

The total cost of the bookcase was $15,442 (excluding GST), of which the Attorney-General’s Department paid $7,492, with DPS funding the remaining $7,950. The DPS funding contribution reflected the fact that the book case is a DPS asset.

DPS has carried out routine maintenance activities for the same period in ministerial offices, including Assistant Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries which included painting, tiling, carpet replacement and door installations.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Hon. BC Scott ) took the chair at 9:30.