I know, having been in a number of conversations with the Minister of Education over the course of the last several weeks, that it was not a decision made lightly to close the schools and early childhood education centres around New Zealand. It's not as straightforward as just saying, you know, that there is a risk here and we need to close that down. There are huge social equity issues at play. There are inherent risks, also health risks, of closing schools, and all of those I know the Minister of Education grappled with before coming to the decision that was made on Monday. It does, of course, make perfect sense for that then to be carried out around the country, and it is important that this bill allows that function to occur and to let the Secretary for Education decide, rather than allowing individual boards of trustees to make those decisions in this time. 