The committee heard that in 2020-21 the Ministry for Primary Industries had a surplus of just over $73.5 million against a budgeted deficit of just over $82 million. The surplus was a result of COVID-19 restrictions delaying projects, and a reduction in the cost of the ministry's Mycoplasma response. Mycoplasma bovis was of interest to the committee as has been the case since it was discovered here in New Zealand in 2017. We heard that since the programme to eradicate bovis began in 2018, over $216 million has been paid to farmers. In 2020-21, $18,000,971 was paid out in compensation and ex-gratia payments. The committee heard that there were currently 50 claims still to resolve and that the average turnaround time for processing claims was 20 working days. We know that M. bovis has had an impact on our farmers and their mental health, and so we were interested to hear about what support has been offered to farmers that have been affected by the outbreak.