SpeechCLAYTON MITCHELL (NZ First): Madam Speaker I would love to join in the chorus of support that's been resonating around the House this evening to say that this is actually the first time I've had the pleasure of standing in the House whilst you've been in the chair. I do actually miss your position here—[Gesticulates]—sorry did I just give you a whack in the face a bit of a backhand?—but what a great job you're doing.I just want to say that in actual fact the people that are at home watching this fantastic debate in this House will be absolutely enthralled with how riveting it is and how important this legislation is. I have to say Matt Doocey's contribution this evening was probably one of the most articulate poignant speeches—all 18 seconds of it—that I've ever heard that member give and I just would like to commend him for his wonderful support for Government legislation which is going through this House at a good rate of knots.But look I guess the best way to describe this for those people that are back home on the couch watching us discuss this bill the Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation Bill is that there are a lot of parliamentary terms and it's broken down quite simply. The Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk are the unsung heroes of Parliament. Those are the two functions of this House that make this House run so smoothly and eloquently on a daily basis. And the service and work that the Parliamentary Service gives to members of Parliament particularly with their finance and with marketing and their promotional side is absolutely second to none and the role that they play on a regular basis—some people have a more regular basis of going through the hiring of staff than others. And of course the Clerks that sit there day in day out—if you've ever seen that movie The Matrix to articulate the role that they play they're like the Oracle in the movie The Matrix. That's it where they're flying back through the sky because they are the Oracle. They're the all-telling all-knowing organisation that makes this place run and any time there's a question or a query—even the Speaker occasionally has to go and you know call to their knowledge to come and feed that to us and to make sure that the decisions are being made. So to bring this omnibus bill this wide-ranging bill together ensures that we run effectively and efficiently for public good to reduce taxpayers' money going into this organisation unnecessarily. One of the very important functions of this bill is that it actually enables Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk to actually use the human resourcing function together and share that information. And I think that is absolutely vital to ensure that we get better efficiencies and effectiveness from our Parliament and our politicians to ensure that those laws that we are creating are actually going some way to effect positive change for the future. So in the past I think there was a discussion that was had in the House of Windsor in the UK and the discussion was based around the potential amalgamation of the two functionalities of the Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk. And it was decided that it would take away the autonomy that both of these independent bodies need to function to give their support to the two parts of Parliament: the Parliamentary Service side and the actual functionality of the House through the Clerk's side. And I think this bill gives that basic autonomy. It gives that support and balance and security moving forward. And that's why it's great to see all members including Matt Doocey come out with this absolutely great—Jamie Strange: The enthusiasm from Matt.CLAYTON MITCHELL: It was a very enthusiastic speech in the House tonight and I just love to see this sort of Kumbaya" moment where we can actually share in good peace and harmony and see this bill go through. Look we've got six minutes until tonight collapses and I'd love to hear what the Greens have got to say. So that's all we've got to say. New Zealand First absolutely supports this and over to you Gareth Hughes."