Parker David: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParker David: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 16 June 2015. Volume:706;Page:4398. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.Hon DAVID PARKER (Labour) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What were the names of the “interested Saudi parties” who participated in the evaluation of the tender proposals for the model farm in the Saudi Arabian desert and how were they related if at all to the Al Khalaf Group which received the first $4 million payment referred to in his Cabinet paper dated 13 February 2013?Hon TODD McCLAY (Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs): No Saudi parties participated in the evaluation panel.Hon David Parker: I seek leave to table the expression of interest document which at page 11 records that “Evaluation of final proposals will be undertaken by representatives of MFAT NZTE and interested Saudi parties together.”Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to table that particular document. Is there any objection? There is none. It can be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.Hon David Parker: Is the Minister telling the House that no Saudi party had any part in evaluating the final proposals as referenced in his own tender documents?Hon TODD McCLAY: That was my answer to the substantive question.Hon David Parker: When did he first learn that members of the Al Khalaf Group had a business relationship with Brownrigg Agriculture the successful tenderer?Hon TODD McCLAY: I am advised that in late 2014—at least 1 year after the agri-hub contract was awarded—the Al Khalaf Group became a shareholder in Brownrigg Agriculture. I am informed that Brownrigg Agriculture disclosed it as shareholder at the time with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise which holds the contract.Hon David Parker: Did the Minister not know of any earlier association between Brownrigg Agriculture and Mr Khalaf?Hon TODD McCLAY: I do not have that answer. The member will have to put that down in writing.Hon David Parker: Does the contract for the model farm guarantee access for the other interested desert farmers in Saudi Arabia?Hon TODD McCLAY: I also do not have that information but I am not aware that there are a great number of other farmers in that part of the desert.Hon David Parker: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. It is now 1½ weeks since I sought leave to table those documents. You will recall the discussion that we had in relation to Cabinet papers and at the time the Government said it would take only a matter of days. They still have not been released and I am—Mr SPEAKER: Order! This is a point of order. If the member is going to seek leave would he get on and do it.Hon David Parker: I seek leave to table the Cabinet paper titled “Policy review of New Zealand’s requirements for the export of livestock for slaughter” dated 11 December 2007.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to table that particular Cabinet paper. Is there any objection? There is objection.Hon David Parker: I seek leave to table a Cabinet paper dated 3 August 2007 titled “Livestock exports for slaughter and arrangements for live sheep exports for slaughter to Saudi Arabia”.Mr SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that one being tabled? Yes there is.Hon David Parker: And the third—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Is this the last document?Hon David Parker: It is the last one. The third document is the paper dated 16 October 2007 titled “New Zealand’s requirements for livestock exported for slaughter”.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to table that particular document. Is there any objection? There is.