Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): I received a letter from that member on 25 January this year at 1.55 p.m., suggesting a summit on youth mental health. At approximately 2.30 p.m. on the same day, my office started receiving queries from journalists asking what my response was to the member's letter. I have not before received a letter with a proposal for a course of action which has been so swiftly followed up by media queries. I drew the conclusion that the member's so-called call was a political stunt and not a serious request. To Jiya Rana, I say that this Government inherited a mental health system in crisis because of the years of neglect by that member's party when it was in Government. This Government, on the other hand, has made the single biggest investment in mental health, with its $1.9 billion four-year programme of improvement. This has seen more than 850 front-line roles added to our mental health system, in particular addressing the needs of those with mild to moderate mental health issues. This includes funding 103 youth-specific roles within the primary and community sector. Specifically in relation to the pandemic, amongst other things, we have funded the following for young people: a $5.6 million funding package that provided extra resources to the Auckland district health boards for mental health and addiction services; funding for the Mental Health Foundation's targeted mental health promotion campaign; and enhanced peer support through telehealth services. Also, we've provided $2.5 million of grants to support 36 grassroots community-based youth and kaupapa Māori initiatives that are working with children and young people most affected by COVID-19, and invested in more than 20 community-led projects through the $1.4 million youth mental wellbeing fund. This is a Government that takes mental health seriously, especially the mental health of our young people. The member's suggested summit was an act of political cynicism.