Ministerial Statement

Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (17:52): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement.

Leave granted.

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: Today, the member for Davenport asked me a question about funding changes—

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! I cannot hear the minister.

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: —to the Aboriginal substance issues connection program and treatment intervention program. I stated that one of the reasons that funding to the program was reduced was because of changes to federal government funding. The program I referred to was not funded by the federal government.