2. Question No. 2—Prime MinisterDAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT) to the Prime MinisterQuestion No. 2—Prime Minister2. DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN (Prime Minister): Yes. This Government has delivered record low unemployment in one of the lowest rates in the OECD lower than the likes of Australia the UK Canada the US and the OECD average is 5 percent. At the outset of COVID-19 Treasury was forecasting unemployment of 9.6 percent for June 2020. Our response has been to 142000 fewer people being on a main benefit than forecast and a much-lower proportion of the working-age population receiving a main benefit than the then Government achieved during the GFC despite the ongoing volatile and uncertain environment. Of particular note is the Māori unemployment rate of 5.5 percent which looks to be the lowest it has been since modern records began. Two years after the GFC Māori unemployment was at 14.5 percent more than 2½ times as high. We are seeing similar results for our Pasifika communities and women. These results are testament to our focus on maintaining jobs and supporting New Zealanders into work in these challenging times. New Zealand is in a strong position to support households and businesses. Unemployment is low exports are growing and Government debt is substantially below most other nations.David Seymour: Does she stand by her Government's issuing of its cost of living payment and if so how many of the 800000 people who were eligible but did not receive the first payment last week have now received it?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: In answer to the first part of the question yes.David Seymour: How many of the 800000 who were eligible for the cost of living payment but did not receive it last week have now received it?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: The latest figures that I have were that a total of 1.3 million to 3 million people have received a payment. I should note I believe that may have been last updated possibly last week. We do know of course—and we're being always open about the fact that there are a small portion for whom we don't have their bank account details; that's about 134000. That leaves an estimated 642000 people who are likely eligible which will be confirmed once their returns are received and their assessments are finalised and that was always the case.David Seymour: How is it possible that after four months of trying to implement the policy the Government is still missing 140000 people's bank accounts?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: Again we have always been clear that there are some individuals who we don't have the most up-to-date information for. Through IRD we have worked in recent times as we've moved towards the date of the cost of living payment being made to seek for those individuals to update their details. That work will continue because we have another two payments to be received.David Seymour: In relation to her statement That is not to say there are no consequences" for young people who do ram raids how many people have been arrested specifically for ram-raiding since the Government announced a crackdown on ram-raiding three months ago and what's happened to those people since?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: I would be more than happy to answer the member's question if he were to put that on notice—that means I could give him the most up-to-date information.David Seymour: How is it possible that after months of New Zealanders being terrorised by ram raids and the Government announcing a crackdown she is not across the detail of how many ram raiders have been detained and where they are now?SPEAKER: Order! Order! That question is not in order. If the member looks at Speaker's ruling 183/3 which is a longstanding one he should know that it's not. David Seymour: Point of order. SPEAKER: I hope the member is not going to argue with me. David Seymour: Oh I just seek permission to ask that question again and—SPEAKER: No no. The member's outside—he's lost it.David Seymour: How is it possible that after months of New Zealanders being terrorised by ram raiders the Prime Minister can't say how many people have been detained and what's happened to them for ram-raiding?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: I utterly reject the sentiment that the member is implying that because I cannot currently tell the member the most up-to-date figures and for instance the convictions or charges that have been laid for each of those individual circumstances that that means we have not undertaken action in this area. That is patently untrue. Two particular examples when it comes generally to the issue of retail crime: the police have responded by establishing a specific unit that is working on retail crime. There have been hundreds of charges laid as a result of that unit alone. Secondly we have already also established in a similar way that we did to supporting businesses with fog cannons a fund to support preventative measures for those businesses that may have previously been targeted or are at risk of being targeted. That may reach up to for instance 500 individual businesses. We've been working with Retail NZ and the police in order to ensure that the criteria for that is appropriate and to begin rolling it out as soon as possible.David Seymour: Does she stand by her statement "I reject the sentiment of the question or I utterly reject the sentiment of the question" and how does she make that choice?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: With the member's question it's quite easy.David Seymour: Does she stand by her answer to Jack Tame's question about equal political rights for Māori and non-Māori "I would argue this is such an overly simplistic response."; if so can she explain why she doesn't just agree that "Pākehā people should have the same level of representation guaranteed as Māori people."?Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: I do stand by that statement. And I would question whether or not the member can reconcile his own position on representation when he's advocating for privatisation of these assets where presumably the representation would no longer be from local bodies but actually probably offshore corporate boards."