Barclay Todd; Tisch LindsayTODD BARCLAY (National—Clutha-Southland): It is a privilege to speak in the second reading of the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill. It never ceases to amaze me how one of the more simple bills such as this one—which was effectively written by the industry for the industry—can still be almost derailed by some arguably more marginal loose interpretations of what the bill is trying to set out to achieve by some members of the Opposition. It is always entertaining though having a robust discussion about the use of glyphosate the prevalence of Monsanto in the New Zealand market and so on. But this is an important bill for the wine and spirits industry across New Zealand.In my electorate of Clutha-Southland we are home to Central Otago pinot noir among other varieties of wine and a number of our colleagues here right across the House have pretty important industries that will benefit significantly from this. New Zealand prides itself on being a premium producer on the world stage and that is one of the things that can set us apart from many of the larger producers. We are never going to be able to produce as much wine as somewhere like the United States or key parts of Europe but what we can do is differentiate ourselves and really put forward the quality version of our various varieties. That is what this bill sets out to achieve.I want to acknowledge the chairman of our Primary Production Committee Ian McKelvie who through his primary sector background outside the wine industry brought an interesting take on this to the select committee as did Barbara Kuriger through her dairy industry background. Also I acknowledge one other member as well our deputy chairperson Stuart Smith who has spent his life working for and on behalf of the wine industry. He actually developed this bill in the later stages of his time as chair of the New Zealand Winegrowers Association so it was really good to have him on the committee to be able to engage with the industry and get this legislation into a good position.I think it is quite unique really—our committee the Primary Production Committee does not consider much legislation but the legislation that it does consider is generally actually prepared by the industry that is going to benefit most significantly from it itself. That is part of our role in Government I think: we need to be able to do our best to enable support and protect industries as they produce and export on to the world stage. It is a real privilege to be able to assist them through our roles as members of Parliament—to give them greater protection in that space despite the fact that Mr Prosser was mentioning some more marginal aspects such as some geographical or cultural indicators outside of the wine industry. But it was fascinating to hear anyway.That is the main point I think that I just wanted to mention which is really on behalf of—I have got a small wine region in my electorate but there are a growing number of wine regions across the country and each and every one of them is becoming more and more aware of the need to have that level of protection to protect their premium brand which they invest so much in. It is a real privilege to be able to speak in support of this bill. Thank you.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call. Barry Coates—5 minutes.