Before I outline the key things raised in submissions and how the bill responds to those, one thing I do want to do is to be very clear about what the bill does and does not do. So while the Data and Statistics Bill reflects significant changes in the operating environment since the Statistics Act passed into law in 1975, like the Act it replaces, it only allows for data to be collected for producing official statistics and research. It also maintains the Act's confidentiality and privacy requirements. So, to be very clear, the bill does not expand the scope of information-gathering powers across Government, nor does it give Stats New Zealand sole control over the data collected across Government.