Smoking in Prisons

435 Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (17 October 2018). Can the minister provide the house with a detailed breakdown of how the $1.6 million provided for in the budget to fund the cessation of smoking in prisons will be spent?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): I have been advised:

The Smokefree Prisons Implementation budget has been divided into three key cost areas:

1. Project Management and Governance – costs that are predominantly site based to plan and implement the Smokefree initiative at the site level. Approximately $375,000 has been budgeted for these activities in the prisons to transition to smoke free in 2018-19.

2. Risk Management and Preparedness – costs that include Emergency Response Group costs based on ensuring appropriate prevention, preparedness and response capabilities (that includes intelligence costs) to mitigate or to rapidly respond to potential incidents arising from the smoking ban. Approximately $471,000 has been budgeted for these activities in addition to the normal level of risk management and incident preparedness in the prisons to transition to smoke free in 2018-19.

3. Health and Wellbeing – costs associated with a holistic and coordinated health response including nicotine replacement therapy, QuitSA counselling, behavioural supports and diversion activities, Aboriginal health supports, site health expos, staff awareness program and supports. Approximately $744,000 has been budgeted for these activities in the prisons to transition to smoke free in 2018-19.