Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL: The persistent inequalities around cervical cancer has been one of the longstanding issues in women's health. Our investment of up to $53 million to complete the design and implement a new test for human papilloma virus—or HPV; the cause of 99 percent of cervical cancers—will make a real difference. The new test, which will replace the current cervical smear test for the 1.4 million eligible women aged 25 to 69 years old, is a simple and quick swab that women will eventually be able to choose to do for themselves. This will help reduce the barriers to getting screened. Modelling predicts that the move to HPV screening will prevent about 400 additional cervical cancers over 17 years and will save about 138 additional lives. Around a third of the cases prevented and lives saved will be wāhine Māori.