Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the Member knows, this is under discussion at committee level and I need to get back to Cabinet for further direction and then dissemination of the information to the public. But as the Member knows, following the two or three-year debate we have had on what was then known as Supplementary Health Benefits Policy, which has now been rescinded and that policy allowed for extension of coverage to what we know as the working poor, but with the rescinding of the policy we are basically back to status quo, subject to some of the changes we are making or we are suggesting that we make that we are under discussion on. So I don’t believe we could make those changes without coming up with a new policy, so any policy changes will have to be part of the next round of discussions, if the next government wants to engage in that. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 8th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 7th, 2011
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