Hon MICHAEL WOOD: I have received very active representation from Government MPs in rural electorates around this issue who do want to see there be better access to driver licence testing and training in their areas. This scheme will help by providing much more flexibility and resource for Waka Kotahi and the Ministry of Social Development to work with providers in those areas and to do innovative things like set up theory testing in community halls, marae, and schools by setting up block booking in areas. We know, in many of these rural areas, the current model doesn't necessarily meet the fiscal bottom line, but we don't want to leave those communities in the lurch. So this additional resourcing will enable us to do things like setting up block booking for people in those areas so that service providers can come in, take bookings, and get those young people into licences. This is going to be very good for rural New Zealand.