Hon. Alison Xamon asks the Minister for Mental Health about staff and service cuts since December 2008 and anticipated cuts for the remainder of the financial year. The Minister, through Hon. Helen Morton, defers answering, requesting the question be placed on notice due to insufficient time to provide the information.

AnsweredQoN 977Legislative Council
Asked
13 October 2009
Portfolio
Mental Health

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MENTAL HEALTH —STAFF AND SERVICE CUTS
(1) Have any cuts been made to mental health full-time equivalent staff numbers since December 2008? (2) Are any cuts to mental health FTE staff numbers anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (3) Have any cuts been made to mental health services since December 2008? (4) Are any cuts to mental health services anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (5) Will the minister please detail where these cuts have been made and where it is anticipated they will be made? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
(2) Are any cuts to mental health FTE staff numbers anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (3) Have any cuts been made to mental health services since December 2008? (4) Are any cuts to mental health services anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (5) Will the minister please detail where these cuts have been made and where it is anticipated they will be made? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
(3) Have any cuts been made to mental health services since December 2008? (4) Are any cuts to mental health services anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (5) Will the minister please detail where these cuts have been made and where it is anticipated they will be made? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
(4) Are any cuts to mental health services anticipated for the remainder of this financial year? (5) Will the minister please detail where these cuts have been made and where it is anticipated they will be made? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
(5) Will the minister please detail where these cuts have been made and where it is anticipated they will be made? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The minister has indicated that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request the member place the question on notice.

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