Dyson Ruth: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDyson Ruth: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 05 March 2014. Volume:696;Page:16329. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]7.Hon RUTH DYSON (Labour—Port Hills) to theMinister responsible for the Earthquake Commission: Does he stand by his statement made yesterday in the House with regard to Canterbury Labour Members of Parliament that they “have made no more than five requests for assistance through the Earthquake Commission”; if not when will he be correcting his statement and apologising?Hon AMY ADAMS (Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) on behalf of theMinister responsible for the Earthquake Commission: I can advise that I am prepared to table the advice received yesterday from the Earthquake Commission about the number of emails received from Labour MPs. This advice was not an accurate reflection of a number of requests for assistance from Labour MPs and for this the Minister unreservedly apologises and will be writing personally to those MPs with his apologies. The Minister will be taking this up with the Earthquake Commission at the highest levels. I seek leave to table the email the Minister referred to yesterday.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to table that particular email. Is there any objection? There is none. It can be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.Hon Ruth Dyson: What generated the request to the Earthquake Commission for this information and why?Hon AMY ADAMS: I do not have that information to hand.Hon Ruth Dyson: If he is so unaware of the complaints made to the Earthquake Commission by Canterbury Labour MPs how many thousands of other Cantabrians will be having their complaints to the Earthquake Commission fall on deaf ears?Hon AMY ADAMS: I cannot speak as to what is in the Minister’s mind but I can assure the member that the Minister and all of the Government members are absolutely clear in their messages to the Earthquake Commission—that we expect all complaints to be dealt with at an absolute high standard of care.Poto Williams: Can he confirm that former Labour MP Lianne Dalziel asked for assistance from the Earthquake Commission for Mrs Dot Boyd on 18 June 2013 8 full months before it was out in the media; if so when will he be correcting his statement and apologising?Hon AMY ADAMS: No I am not in a position to confirm that.Poto Williams: In light of the incorrect information provided to him and conveyed to Parliament can he now confirm that this is one of the reasons that he is so out of touch with Canterbury issues?Hon AMY ADAMS: No I cannot confirm that.Hon Ruth Dyson: I seek leave to table from the office of the Hon Clayton Cosgrove a snapshot of referrals from his office to the Earthquake Commission between October last year and February this year; a total of 19 cases with the names deleted—Mr SPEAKER: Order! The document has been well and truly adequately determined. In light of the situation I am prepared to put that leave. It is a summary of correspondence between the Hon Clayton Cosgrove and the Earthquake Commission. Is there any objection to that being tabled? There is none. It can be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.Poto Williams: I seek leave to table a summary of contacts that my office has had with Dot Boyd on behalf of the Earthquake Commission—Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is equally adequately now described. Leave is sought to table that particular summary. Is there any objection? There is objection.