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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-04-30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Influenza Vaccinations</name>
      <text id="20190430647c7b6509e8407da0000098">
        <heading>Influenza Vaccinations</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4363" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-04-30">
            <name>Influenza Vaccinations</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-04-30T14:33:34" />
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          <by role="member" id="4363">The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:33):</by>  Supplementary: what was the uptake of the MPs and staff in the Parliament House vaccination program, and has the government considered any options for MPs to pay for their own vaccinations?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-04-30">
            <name>Influenza Vaccinations</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-04-30T14:33:45" />
        <text id="20190430647c7b6509e8407da0000100">
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:33):</by>  Sorry, could I have the second one again?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4363">The Hon. T.A. FRANKS:</by>  Will the government consider any options for MPs to pay—</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. Lucas</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190430647c7b6509e8407da0000102">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. Lucas:</by>  And staff?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4363">
        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4363">The Hon. T.A. FRANKS:</by>  No, not the staff, MPs only—for their own vaccinations?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190430647c7b6509e8407da0000104">
          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE:</by>  Vaccination for Parliament House occupants is a workplace program organised by the parliament. Vaccines are not supplied or paid for by SA Health. I am not going to criticise any employer for working to protect the health of their staff.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190430647c7b6509e8407da0000105">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Ms Bonaros caught my eye. The Hon. Ms Bonaros, a supplementary.</text>
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