Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL (Associate Minister of Health) on behalf of the Minister of Health: I have been advised by the Ministry of Health that they were informed on 1 November 2019 that the Laura Fergusson Trust was exiting its contracts with the Ministry of Health. Following this, the ministry had two formal engagements with the trust in the two weeks following, including a meeting with the trust board on 11 November 2019. Before the ministry was advised of the trust decisions, there were no formal requests to discuss financial matters. After the trust made its decision, all types of support, including funding, were on the table and were able to be discussed. The trust declined to engage further and informed the ministry that its decision to stop providing these services was final. 