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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2016-10-18" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Prisoner Support and Treatment</name>
      <text id="2016101851cbefee51ad4ecc80001112">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Prisoner Support and Treatment</heading>
        </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Ms CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2016-10-18">
            <name>Prisoner Support and Treatment</name>
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        <text id="2016101851cbefee51ad4ecc80001113">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1804">Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (6 July 2016).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4336" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Taylor</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Disabilities</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2016-10-18">
            <name>Prisoner Support and Treatment</name>
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        <text id="2016101851cbefee51ad4ecc80001114">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4336">The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>As of 8 July 2016, there are 16 forensic consumers in prison. However, this number changes on a daily basis.</inserted>
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        <text id="2016101851cbefee51ad4ecc80001116">
          <inserted>The state government has responded to an increase in demand for forensic services through the recent expansion of forensic bed based services, increasing the net forensic bed capacity from 40 to 60.</inserted>
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