28679 (2023). Arena Williams to the Minister for Building and Construction

Written Question

Published date: 21 Dec 2023

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	28679 (2023)
Question asked:	06 Dec 2023
Member asking:	Arena Williams
Portfolio:	Minister for Building and Construction
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Penk
Answer received:	14 Dec 2023
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_28679_2023
Document guid:	6cc3e4a8-d1a9-404e-aa2b-8666a6ef2aaf

28679 (2023). Arena Williams to the Minister for Building and Construction: Has the Minister Instructed their public service Chief Executives to begin reducing consultant and contractor expenditure, and to report on current spending within 100 days, and if so on what date did they make this instruction?

Hon Chris Penk: I have had discussions with MBIE along the lines that projects currently being undertaken by third parties may be discontinued. These discussions have taken place across the period that I was sworn in as Minister to the present date.