Mr. Cook questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding potential cuts to the Bentley Hospital's Hospital in the Home mental health program and asks if the service will be restored if axed. The Minister avoids a direct commitment, requesting details before providing an answer.

AnsweredQoN 699Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 September 2009
Portfolio
Mental Health

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BENTLEY HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY PROGRAM
I ask a supplementary question. I simply asked whether it was true that the program was being cut. This Hospital in the Home mental health program is obviously a front-line service. Can I confirm what the minister just, I think, intimated—that he will restore the service — The SPEAKER : Order! I have given the member a supplementary question. The member needs to ask the question. Mr R.H. COOK : Will the minister restore this service if it is indeed the case that it has been axed? Dr G.G. JACOBS

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If the member has the decency to give me the details of the issue, I will follow the issue up and genuinely give him an answer by the end of today.
The SPEAKER : Order! I have given the member a supplementary question. The member needs to ask the question. Mr R.H. COOK : Will the minister restore this service if it is indeed the case that it has been axed? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: If the member has the decency to give me the details of the issue, I will follow the issue up and genuinely give him an answer by the end of today.
Mr R.H. COOK : Will the minister restore this service if it is indeed the case that it has been axed? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: If the member has the decency to give me the details of the issue, I will follow the issue up and genuinely give him an answer by the end of today.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: If the member has the decency to give me the details of the issue, I will follow the issue up and genuinely give him an answer by the end of today.
If the member has the decency to give me the details of the issue, I will follow the issue up and genuinely give him an answer by the end of today.

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