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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Hospital Beds</name>
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        <heading>Hospital Beds</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2022-02-09">
            <name>Hospital Beds</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:27):</by>  A final supplementary: can the minister inform the chamber if it is estimated in the forward estimates that there will be any estimated funding for the 392 beds beyond 30 June this year, or does he actually not have a clue?</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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          <question date="2022-02-09">
            <name>Hospital Beds</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:27):</by>  My understanding is that COVID initiatives are funded up until 30 June 2022. The reality is that just as we could not have foresee—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <text id="2022020903e391879c5a46e2a0000035">The DEPUTY PRESIDENT:  Order, the Hon. Mr Maher!</text>
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        <text id="2022020903e391879c5a46e2a0000037">The DEPUTY PRESIDENT:  Order! Minister, the Hon. Mr Maher is obviously answering his own supplementary question. You may continue if you want. Before we go any further, I don't actually have a list, Mr Whip, as to—I am assuming it is the Hon. Mr Maher again? No, okay.</text>
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