Mental Health Beds

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:54): And there are no cuts?

The SPEAKER: Will the leader ask a fresh question?

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary to that question.

The SPEAKER: Well, it would be a fourth supplementary.

Mr MARSHALL: Can the minister assure the house that there are no planned cuts to the number of mental health beds in South Australia?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:55): What I can say is whatever we do will be an increase in the number of mental health beds. Overall, the total number of mental health beds will have to increase.