Hon RON MARK (Minister of Defence): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Within hours of tropical cyclone Harold leaving a path of devastation across Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga, the Government stepped up to provide assistance to our Pacific friends in their time of need. Thousands of people have been made homeless, drinking water has been affected, and many people are now relying on aid for food after the cyclone had destroyed crops and their homes. Alongside serious packages of financial support made available from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Ministers approved the deployment of a range of defence assets to respond to the disaster. Multiple P-3 Orion aerial surveillance flights were conducted over affected areas in Tonga, Fiji, and Vanuatu, and six C-130 flights were completed to Vanuatu and Fiji to deliver relief supplies. 