However, I'm making a new proposal to this bill, and that is because it has long been our view—and it was the view stated by Annette King at the first reading of this bill on behalf of the Labour Party. Even if the Government was retaining district health boards (DHBs), our view would have been that the Director-General of Health is the best placed and best resourced to decide on the science of fluoridation. This is our current situation, but also, you know, it requires ongoing consideration because scientific evidence does change. So it's important we put the decision outside of the political realm and in the hands of someone who is resourced and able to make that expert decision. Our decision to make this proposal has been applauded by the New Zealand Medical Association, the New Zealand Dental Association, some DHBs and other health sector groups, and by people who understand the urgency of this public health proposal, but also the fact that you cannot put such urgent and important issues of public health to the vote in every electorate in the country. 