Hon Dr DAVID CLARK (Minister of Health): Our front-line health and disability workers take great care of the public and, in turn, they deserve access to appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health took over and centralised the supply of PPE to DHBs, which in turn are distributing it to community providers in their district. New Zealand has good stocks of PPE, but there have been some reports of community providers not getting the equipment they ordered in a timely way. At my request, the Ministry conducted a rapid stocktake of how distribution from DHBs was working. The Director-General of Health has reported back that based on the information provided, he is confident that all DHBs have appropriate processes in place "to distribute PPE to all their community-based providers, to work closely with providers where there is a difference between provider expectations and supply at a point in time, and resolve any concerns or complaints." I will continue to seek further assurance on this matter.