Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health) (remote): In response to the first part of the member's question, solitary confinement in mental health facilities occurs under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. There are some patients who, for their own safety and the safety of others, must be kept apart from others. That's why there is independent clinical oversight and, given its age, why also we are repealing and replacing that dated legislation. It's not correct that solitary confinement rates are increasing. This is confirmed in the most recent report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The Budget 2019 investment that the member refers to principally addresses the major gap in our mental health services offering in primary care. It's a five-year programme due to be completed in 2024 and has so far resulted in more than 900 front-line roles in 341 GP practices, covering about 46 percent of the enrolled population. It's provided for the delivery of about 380,000 sessions, and almost 22,000 people were seen in March alone, receiving 12 therapies. All of these services were not available to New Zealanders two years ago. In response to the second part of the member's question, the Ombudsman's statement appears in a media article in reference to a MidCentral DHB mental health facility that's scheduled for an upgrade. This Government has committed to a number of mental health facility upgrades as a consequence of the years of neglect of those facilities under the previous Government. In relation to MidCentral, the new facility is in the final design stage, and I expect construction to commence late this year. All mental health infrastructure projects are the subject of routine oversight and monitoring by Treasury and the Health Infrastructure Unit, and good progress is being made.