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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-10-28" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Apprentices and Trainees</name>
      <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000061">
        <heading>Apprentices and Trainees</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4364" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.L. VINCENT</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2015-10-28">
            <name>Apprentices and Trainees</name>
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        <startTime time="2015-10-28T14:38:02" />
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000062">
          <timeStamp time="2015-10-28T14:38:02" />
          <by role="member" id="4364">The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (14:38):</by>  Supplementary: can the minister advise how many trainees and/or apprentices in South Australia have a disability, and how that number compares with the number of apprentices from other backgrounds that may be disadvantaged in employment, such as young people or Aboriginal people?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-10-28">
            <name>Apprentices and Trainees</name>
          </question>
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        <startTime time="2015-10-28T14:38:23" />
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000063">
          <timeStamp time="2015-10-28T14:38:23" />
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:38):</by>  I do not think that is relevant to the question or the answer, but—</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="599" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000064">
          <by role="member" id="599">The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins:</by>  It's not for you to rule that.</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000065">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000066">
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO:</by>  That is because I did not rule anything. I said 'I think', so I have not ruled anything, sir, as you would well know.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000068">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order! I will make the decision. I do not need any assistance from anyone in this chamber. The minister made a comment. I just sat and looked at her and I was waiting for her to answer the question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <page num="1931" />
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000069">
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO:</by>  Exactly, sir, as I am willing to do.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000070">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  What is the problem? What is your problem?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151028e67e0849b6b64f64b0000071">
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO:</by>  But, as I indicated, I do not believe the Hon. Kelly Vincent's question is relevant to the original question or my answer. Nevertheless, I am still pleased to take the question. I do not have those figures with me. I do not have that level of detail on me. I doubt that that information is available. If it is, I am happy to bring it back.</text>
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