Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

There is no question that there is a considerable reluctance on the part of providers to become involved in international protection provision, which is a reluctance we do not see on the Ukraine front. That has been a huge challenge. The protests are not helpful from that point of view, to be perfectly frank about it, because providers are hesitant. They have concerns and fears around bringing trouble on themselves or their communities. That is certainly a challenge. It is a particular challenge, as I mentioned, as regards single males because a narrative seems to have got out that single males somehow present a threat to communities. There is no evidence for that. In fact, the evidence over 22 years is to the contrary. It is a narrative we need to challenge. These people do not present a threat to communities. There is an onus on all of us to try to challenge that narrative. Certainly, it has fed into a reluctance. We are seeing the impact of that as we try to secure contracts for international protection.