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  <date date="2014-11-11" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Disability Services</name>
      <text id="2014111179e74a4b829e4ed4b0001580">
        <heading>Disability Services</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1807" kind="question">
        <name>Dr McFETRIDGE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="105">
            <name>Disability Services</name>
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          <inserted>105 <by role="member" id="1807">Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett)</by> (12 August 2014).  </inserted>
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        <text id="2014111179e74a4b829e4ed4b0001582">1.&amp;#x9;How much has demand for disability services provided by non-government organisations increased in 2013-14 and how much is demand for disability services projected to increase in 2014-15?</text>
        <text id="2014111179e74a4b829e4ed4b0001583">2.&amp;#x9;How many more additional service providers will require support in each year between 2012-13 and 2014-15?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3123" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. PICCOLO</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Light</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Disabilities</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Police</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Correctional Services</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Emergency Services</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Road Safety</name>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="105">
            <name>Disability Services</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3123">The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety):</by>  I have been advised:</text>
        <text id="2014111179e74a4b829e4ed4b0001585">1.&amp;#x9;The 15.1 per cent nominal increase in sub-program expenditure from $271.1 million in 2012-13 to $312.1 million in 2013-14 reflects the increase in demand for disability services in  2013-14. This demand is expected to continue in 2014-15, with budgeted expenditure growing to $336.6 million, an increase of 7.8 per cent.</text>
        <text id="2014111179e74a4b829e4ed4b0001586">2.&amp;#x9;The number of providers which may be requested to deliver disability support services fluctuates from year to year. Providers must meet and maintain certain standards to be an approved provider of disability services.</text>
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