Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): Thank you, Mr Chairman. I thank the member for his question, the points that he's raising, and I'm very interested because one of the things that this Government is in the process of doing is lifting remuneration within the health sector generally. This is not an even path. It happens in stages and in parts, and eventually it will come together. But the member will be aware, we've done pay equity agreements with admin and clerical staff for district health boards (DHBs). We've done one with teachers. We've reached an agreement with the nurses' organisation. They seem to have backed out of it. We're currently negotiating pay equity arrangements with midwives, and we have a number of others in the queue—allied health workers is one of them. 