asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, upon notice, on 16 August 2011:

With reference to the following answers to questions taken on notice during the 2011-12 Budget estimates hearings of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee:

(1)Question no. E11-392:

(a) what is the value of the consultancies contracts for the 2010-11 financial year;

(b) how many consultancies contracts were undertaken for each of the following financial years, 2008-09 and 2009-10, and for each contract what was its value; and

(c) how many staff were employed in each of the following financial years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.

(2) Question no. E11-433, in which $0.5 million was allocated to the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) to conduct a research study on staffing levels, skills mix and resident care needs in Australian aged care facilities:

(a) how much funding has the ANF received from the department since November 2007;

(b) can a breakdown be provided of that funding;

(c) to procure this funding, did the ANF take part in the usual tender process or grants process; and (d) have details of the $0.5 million grant been published on the AusTender site or the department’s Internet site; if so, when was it published; if not, why not.