Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Police): Thank you, Mr Chair. Look, I welcome the opportunity to respond to a number of the issues. Mark Mitchell asked me to be more specific about the number of extra police on the beat, so I will. As at 31 July, 1,526 of the extra 1,800 police have been delivered. I can tell the member, for contrast, that that is 1,526 more police extra than were delivered under last National Government, which, of course, delivered no extra police. To put that into a very real context, as at June 2017, when the National Party was last in Government, there was one full-time equivalent constable for 545 New Zealanders. As of 15 August this year, there was one constable, full-time equivalent, for 495 New Zealanders, and that number continues to improve. In fact, in this year's Budget, we made sure that that number won't go up again, by making sure that the Police's funding will increase in line with the population, so that they can continue with at least that ratio. Unlike under the National Government, where the police were run down. So I want to acknowledge the police for the sterling work that they did despite the fact that they previously had a Government that wasn't willing to back their tough talk with extra resources for the front-line police. If the National Party really does value the front-line police to the extent that they say they do when they're Opposition, perhaps when they were in Government they might have backed that up with some actual cash and some extra resource rather than leaving them out there on their own without it.