Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 6 September 2011:

In regards to the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre:

(1)   How many mattresses have been supplied to the centre?

(2)   From where were the mattresses sourced and how much did they cost?

(3)   Did the mattresses fit the beds that had already been delivered; if not:

  (a)   Were extra mattresses bought; if so, what cost and from whom; and

  (b)   What happened with the mattresses that did not fit and was any money refunded; if so, can details be provided?

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Stage one required 140 mattresses to be supplied.

(2) The Department's contracted service provider – Serco—sourced the mattresses from a local Hobart supplier for a rental fee of $2.00 each/day.

(3) Yes.