HOMELESSNESS —
ST JOHN AMBULANCE
488. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Does St John
Ambulance collect homeless people and deliver them to emergency accommodation?
(2) If yes, how many homeless people did St John
deliver to emergency accommodation in 2020, 2021 and 2022?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Under the
current emergency and non-emergency ambulance agreements, the Department of
Health does not contract St John Ambulance
to collect homeless people and deliver them to emergency accommodation.
(2) Not applicable.