There has been virtually no private sector involvement in the COVID-19 response. Grant Robertson said this implementation unit is needed because the Government is delivering projects that are complex and across departments. Well, it must come as a surprise to the Government and the infrastructure Minister that almost every single infrastructure project crosses multiple asset-owners and affects multiple stakeholders—surprise! The private sector knows how to deliver stuff, and the fact that it's been frozen out by this Government is one reason of many why it has failed on so many fronts. 