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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Business Migration Program</name>
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        <heading>BUSINESS MIGRATION PROGRAM</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="631" kind="question">
        <name>Mr HAMILTON-SMITH</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Waite</electorate>
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          <question date="2011-08-23" qonNum="337">
            <name>BUSINESS MIGRATION PROGRAM</name>
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        <text id="2012021504a3cc011067411ca0000945">337 <by role="member" id="631">Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite)</by> (23 August 2011) (First Session).  With respect to 2011-12 Budget Paper 4—Volume 4, p40—</text>
        <text id="2012021504a3cc011067411ca0000946">1.&amp;#x9;Why did DTED underspend on its Business Migration Program and what is the status of this operation in terms of staffing, financial support and results?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Manufacturing</name>
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            <name>Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy</name>
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            <name>Minister for Small Business</name>
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          <question date="2011-08-23" qonNum="337">
            <name>BUSINESS MIGRATION PROGRAM</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business):</by>  I have been advised of the following:</text>
        <text id="2012021504a3cc011067411ca0000948">I am advised the Department of Trade and Economic Development did not underspend on its Business Migration Program in the 2010-11 financial year. </text>
        <text id="2012021504a3cc011067411ca0000949">The Business Migration Program has two FTE's allocated and does not provide financial support.</text>
        <text id="2012021504a3cc011067411ca0000950">I am further advised that, in the 2010-11 financial year, actual results from this program included; 333 sponsored applications; 165 FTE jobs created; AUD$107.5m invested; and AUD$18.7m in exports.</text>
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