Page 1884 - Week 06 - Thursday, 30 July 2020
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(2) Is recycled content a specification for the supply of toilet paper and paper towel to the Government; if so, what is the percentage of recycled content required.
(3) Do the current supplier contracts allow product substitution by the supplier.
(4) What company is the current supplier of toilet paper and paper towel to the Government.
(5) What are the start and end dates of this current contract.
Ms Orr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are currently no specific requirements set by the Government for toilet paper or paper towel. Directorates have the discretion to specify content requirements for available products such as percentage recycled paper.
(2) As above, there are no requirements set by the Government.
(3) Yes.
(4) There is no sole supplier of toilet paper and paper towel to the Government. There are different arrangements for different facilities, for example for leased buildings, toilet paper may be provided as a consumable by the cleaning supplier. However, both WINC and COS provide these products through the whole of government stationery arrangement, which is accessible to all directorates.
(5) This arrangement expires 31 October 2020 with the option to extend a further two x one-years options. This contract is currently undergoing due diligence processes.
Environment—Ginninderra Creek
(Question No 3158)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, upon notice, on 19 June 2020 (redirected to the Minister for City Services):
Given that destruction of the habitat of Ginninderra Creek, Nicholls, has so far affected the area between the Gungahlin Dam and a concrete ford about 500 metres to the south, (a) is more work planned; if so, where and will it continue towards the Barton Highway and (b) was an environmental assessment carried out; if not, why not; if so, is it publicly available and can the Minister advise where to obtain it from.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
a) No further work is planned for this area. The work on Ginninderra Creek was undertaken to enable dam inspectors to undertake dam safety and integrity monitoring and assessment investigations. This monitoring and assessment is required to comply with Dam Safety legislation. The work was essential as creek flow paths were backing up and flooding the Gungahlin Pond Dam spillway. The work extended just past the low-level vehicle crossing which was covered in approximately 300mm of silt, debris and reeds.
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