House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-03-20 Daily Xml

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GOVERNMENT STATIONERY CONTRACT

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Finance. Can the minister confirm that the whole-of-government stationery contracts with OfficeMax and Corporate Express are not exclusive contracts and have no minimum purchase requirements?

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:27): They are exclusive contracts to the extent that they apply to all government agencies, bar those that cabinet has decided would be exempt. At the moment, that exemption applies to country schools and to the Country Fire Service.

The SPEAKER: Before we go to the next question, I remind the Minister for Transport that he identified the Minister for Manufacturing quite sufficiently by his title without adding his Christian name and surname. I would ask him to refrain from it in future. The leader.