Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The government opposes the opposition's motion. In 2015-16 a total of 19,120 Senate estimates questions have been put on notice across all committees. This includes 9,330 Senate estimates questions put on notice across all committees at additional estimates. Government departments, agencies and offices are continuing to work through the responses to the 9,330 question put on notice. In most cases answers have already been provided. This is in stark contrast to Labor, who when last in government consistently failed to answer questions on notice by the due date or, indeed, at all.