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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
      <text id="20141111954708025e64475990000135">
        <heading>Repatriation General Hospital</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:22):</by>  Can the minister outline to the house whether or not the government has had any discussion or consultation with the veterans community in South Australia, given that they are currently considering the closure of the Repatriation General Hospital in South Australia?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="627" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.J. SNELLING</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Playford</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Health</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Arts</name>
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            <name>Minister for Health Industries</name>
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            <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
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          <by role="member" id="627">The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:23):</by>  I never said that we were considering it.</text>
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        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL:</by>  Sorry, sir, the minister has made it very clear that he will not rule out the closure of the Repatriation General Hospital. He said that he will rely on the advice of—</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The leader is called to order. Question time is not for impromptu speeches—</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="614" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.M. Rankine</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20141111954708025e64475990000140">
          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. Rankine:</by>  Ask a question.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20141111954708025e64475990000141">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  —so you are called to order. The leader may ask another question, and the Minister for Education is called to order for doing my job.</text>
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