Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The person talking to me has high blood pressure, probably other heart-related problems. I’m not a doctor, so I’m not going to try to diagnose him, but they said what would happen in this particular case if they were starting to have a health attack in some manner that required immediate assistance and urgency. What do they do? They have no one to call because they have no phone. So they find it seems to be more than a luxury item. Why does the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, namely income support, define a telephone service, even a strapped phone that does not allow long distance calls, why are you defining it as a luxury service and not a necessity in this modern day? Thank you.
Robert Hawkins on Question 45-16(6): Income Support Policies On Additional Costs
In the Legislative Assembly on March 10th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 45-16(6): Income Support Policies On Additional Costs
Oral Questions
March 9th, 2011
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