Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, as I indicated both to my counterpart and to your office, I have a question to ask of you. My question relates to the contract for cleaning services at Parliament House. Has the contract for cleaning services at Parliament House been awarded and, if so, can the President advise the Senate of the name of the company and whether the cleaners at Parliament House will be paid 'clean-start' wages or be forced onto the lower award rate?

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank you for the courtesy of notifying my office you'd be asking a question and leaving it until the end of question time to do so. I understand previous evidence to estimates committees has reflected that the timing of the tender was likely to be concluded in April and that the award would be the baseline in the tendering process. I will seek advice on the specific nature of your question as to whether it has been concluded and I'll come back to the chamber with that.