Question Time

HEALTH BUDGET

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:08): My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Can the minister advise by how much the health budget was overspent in the first quarter of 2012-13, which ended of course on 30 September?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts) (14:08): I understand the member has asked this question previously and I said I would get back to her.

Mrs Redmond: Yes, well, we're running out of time.

The Hon. J.D. HILL: You are running out of time, Isobel. No truer statement has been said by the Leader of the Opposition. She is running out of time.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order, member for Morialta.

Mr GARDNER: It was a fairly simple question and the minister is a long way from the point of it.

The SPEAKER: Thank you. I refer the minister back to the question.

The Hon. J.D. HILL: The advice I have is that the whole matter of the budget is part of the Mid-Year Budget Review and will be reported on at that time.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Supplementary.