Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, since being assigned the responsibility for Health and Social Services, I have had the opportunity to walk through the headquarters and look at some of the functions that are undertaken there.

Many of the functions I see being performed here are in support of things that are going on at the board level and the community level. For example, there is a group of people that is solely dedicated to board support. There are other functions, such as a recruitment and retention unit, which looks at helping boards find the workers they need and address those situations.

Another key function of the headquarters is tracking information so we may have a long-term, effective plan as to how we are going to address the problems. It is difficult to operate without that kind of information. It would be difficult to address the target areas. With respect to Mr. Miltenberger's claim that there has been an 11 percent increase in the cost of operating the headquarters, I would have to check into that. It is the first I have heard of that. I would also then want to compare it with the increases that may have occurred as well in the front-line programs at the community and regional level. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.