Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recognize that -- that the Member is duly concerned about children being removed from their homes where poverty rather than parental neglect is the primary issue. That is something that we're aware of. And we do have voluntary service agreements and brief service agreements which will assist families with their -- with their needs for shelter, food, and so on so that the children are not removed because of poverty.

This is obviously a systemic issue. It's a question of an inequity within the system. Some children have much more than others and that shouldn't be -- that shouldn't be a matter for child and family services except to support all families equally to ensure that children thrive. So there is a whole-of-government committee looking at integrated service delivery which would address all these areas. It would take into account housing, income assistance, health and social services, all the social envelope departments, to create an integrated service delivery model for families where neglect -- because of poverty is the issue and to find a whole-of-government remedies to that. Thank you.