Quinn Paul: General Debate 
Quinn Paul: General Debate 
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PAUL QUINN (National) 
: 
 I want to return to the theme that the mover of the motion started with and that is the chaos that currently prevails within the Labour Party. We can have a look at one of the names that the Associate Minister and Leader of the House mentioned—Charles Chauvel. I do not know whether members noticed but Charles was having a “Secret Squirrel” session with Chris Carter this afternoon at the back of the House. Perhaps Charles has decided that the mood for change has re-emerged and no doubt Charles wants to be at the front of the queue. Charles likes the baubles of office; there is no question about that. He wants to be where the winner will be. It is no wonder he was up there. 
Grant Robertson spent most of the debate last night speaking against the motion. He rose three or four times last night to speak against the motion. I looked at the list. What does it show? It shows that he voted in favour of the motion. Grant cannot actually make up his mind. He naturally probably belongs with the Chris Carter faction—the 17 faction—but he has obviously decided that currently as he has moved up in the ranks to the front of the 2008 fraternity he clearly owes some patronage some payback to the current leader. So he obviously decided in the end that he is making better grass where he is at the moment. Clearly though he is ready to jump ship. 
We then move to Iain Lees-Galloway. He spoke vigorously and regularly against the bill but he voted for it. I am not quite sure but he clearly was a mirror image of Grant. He is really in Phil’s camp and unfortunately he got a bit betwixt and between. But that is not unusual. He proceeded to tell us how the annual Rugby Sevens tournament should be run but he then admitted he had never been to one. But that is not unusual behaviour from Labour members. They spend most of their time lecturing people on things they have never known and never experienced. 
I come now to Trevor Mallard. Here is a guy who has fought this particular bill tooth and nail. He lost every battle—but I look at the voting sheet and what has he done? He has voted in favour. Why did he do that? I suspect that it is because he wants to make sure that he gets invitations to the corporate box. He is a bit scared and I know for a fact that he has already had a conversation with the New Zealand Rugby Football Union about getting free tickets to the Rugby World Cup. I know that for a fact. On the one hand he wants to fight the bill but on the other hand he knows that if he does not vote for it the New Zealand Rugby Football Union will not give him tickets. 
Shane Jones my friend at the back did not know what to do. 
Hon Trevor Mallard 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I know it was done in humour but I think there was some suggestion of motive—in this case very expensive motive—in my regard as to a vote yesterday. I want to place on the record that that is not correct. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I hear the member. If the member with the floor had alleged that an outside influence had influenced the member’s vote that would definitely be an issue of order. But I do not think he quite did that. He put it the other way around. He alleged that the member was thinking about something and I do not think that is out of order. A point of order should not be used to interrupt the speaker. 
PAUL QUINN 
: Thank you Mr Speaker. I come now to Shane. Shane did not vote at all. He wanted a foot in both camps. Do members know why he wants a foot in both camps? 
Hon Tau Henare 
: He wasn’t here. 
PAUL QUINN 
: Well he wants to be the TMO. He wants to watch the video. 
Hon Tau Henare 
: Wants to be the video ref. 
PAUL QUINN 
: He wants to be the video ref—the TMO—but he is also a bit worried about making sure he gets the corporate hospitality. What he does not know is that he is I think off the list for corporate hospitality because people do not want to host people who watch bad movies. 
Let me finish by mentioning Sue Moroney. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The member’s time has expired.