The officials reporting back to the departmental report have summarised their decision as follows. The Government considered a range of options for increasing access to fluoridated water supplies, including giving decision-making power to the Director-General of Health. It was decided that giving decision-making powers about fluoridation to DHBs represents a significant advance on current arrangements and fits well with DHBs' statutory objectives and responsibilities. So that was where officials landed and where they guided the committee to the report that then came back to the House. 