Hon ANDREW LITTLE: Some of those events will be caught up with, as required, through the ministry's negotiated plans with DHBs, through phone consultations where that is possible, and through providing additional support to get those procedures happening. That is why last year the Government provided an additional $282.5 million to DHBs, over a three-year period, to catch up with deferred planned care. Ongoing effort is being made, particularly in the northern region, because of the ongoing delays as a result of this extended lockdown to make sure that as many of those procedures are carried out as quickly as possible.