The mission of my Department and the health system is to improve the health and well-being of the people in a manner that promotes better health for everyone, fair access, responsive and appropriate care delivery and high performance. In keeping with this, the aim of the NCCP is to ensure patients are diagnosed and begin their cancer journey in a designated cancer centre, with access to multidisciplinary teams during their treatment. The objectives of the Bill before the House are contrary to this mission and its enactment would lead to an inequitable and, in some cases, unsafe system of health care. I am not certain that is the intention, nor do I believe it would happen. I fully accept that the Bill is clearly aimed at improving the situation for patients.