House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Homelessness Services Homelessness Services Mr SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Leader of the Opposition Homelessness Services Mr SPEIRS (Black—Leader of the Opposition) (14:10): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I take this opportunity to congratulate you on re-election to your office and welcome you back after your period of being unwell. My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier agree that it is important to provide timely responses to cases of vulnerable South Australians who have asked the government to provide urgent access to housing? The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier Homelessness Services The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:10): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. Naturally, I don't think it would surprise the Leader of the Opposition or anyone in this place that, as a Labor government, we are naturally concerned with anybody within our community who has a request of government services or services from the not-for-profit sector in any form. The role of government is to provide assistance to those in our community who need it most, and when they have requests of government or legitimate questions naturally we would like to support them and provide a response in a timely manner, notwithstanding, of course, that from time to time complexities present themselves that may mean there are instances when a quick response is not always forthcoming. Nonetheless, timeliness is virtuous and that is a principle I would have thought everybody in this house seeks to honour.