Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): I'm advised that no district health boards have asked for more staff rostered for life-preserving services during the strike than would normally be on a roster. In fact, many areas asked for just one fifth of normal numbers. Just to be clear, nursing staff numbers on duty at hospitals during industrial action are the product of agreement between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and DHBs. I will note, however, that during the strike there may be more people on a ward than usual for the safety of patients and the delivery of non-life-preserving service care. This is because the number of staff delivering life-preserving services does not meet the care needs of all patients, so district health boards will have volunteers, carers, and family involved. So in response to the first part of the member's question, no; and, in response to the second part of the member's question, no.