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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2016-02-23" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Northern Economic Plan</name>
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        <heading>Northern Economic Plan</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4866" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2016-02-23">
            <name>Northern Economic Plan</name>
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        <startTime time="2016-02-23T14:43:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="4866">The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN (14:43):</by>  I have a supplementary question. Will the department be collecting data from the small businesses so that it can measure the extent to which the government's initiatives are working?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2016-02-23">
            <name>Northern Economic Plan</name>
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        <startTime time="2016-02-23T14:43:40" />
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          <timeStamp time="2016-02-23T14:43:40" />
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:43):</by>  I am happy to take the honourable member's question on notice. Actually, I think I can answer. I know the State Procurement Board does collect some data on the value of goods and services contracted when South Australian contracts are let. If we can measure this over a period of time, I will bring back any change in the measurement for the honourable member in due course if there has been an effect.</text>
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