Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: I'm pleased to report that we're seeing a year-on-year increase in the number of people employed in the construction sector. There are now 295,000 people employed in the sector, an increase of nearly 20,000 people since the same quarter last year. This is a reflection of our investment in programmes like Apprenticeship Boost, which has seen almost 50,000 apprentices pick up a trade, and other smaller but equally as important initiatives like Kiwi Can Do, which has supported almost 900 people into jobs in the construction sector. These numbers show that the Government is working effectively with the construction sector to meet workforce demand and fulfil the aspirations of our job seekers.