Senate debates
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Questions without Notice
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2:39 pm
Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source
Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Will the minister take those matters on notice? Given that the federal government has argued that the new national specific purpose payment arrangements will produce more accountability for the states with federal funding, what specific benchmarks will apply to improve state service provision to reduce the disproportionate number of poorer kids taking drugs for ADHD and the long-term implications for those children?
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