Mark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 16 February 2016. Volume:711;Page:8980. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.RON MARK (Deputy Leader—NZ First) to the Minister of Police: Is she satisfied with Police numbers in New Zealand?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police): Yes and I am very proud that since 2009 this Government has boosted the annual police budget by $200 million to increase police numbers by 600 to a record 8907 sworn officers.Ron Mark: Does the Minister think that the 90000 residents of Rodney should be satisfied with the current police numbers when the resolution rates for breaking and entering homes currently sits at 14 percent?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I have a tremendous amount of empathy for victims of burglaries and under this Government burglaries have actually reduced from 60000 in 2010 to 52000 last year. The police are making resolutions of burglaries a priority and they want to ensure that they continue to reduce the number. I support them in that.Ron Mark: With the help of the Ombudsman could I seek leave to table the police’s Official Information Act reply we received dated 15 December 2015 which details the number of police on duty over April 2015 in towns throughout New Zealand.Mr SPEAKER: Can the member assure me that this is not publicly available?Ron Mark: No this is not publicly available—Mr SPEAKER: I will put the leave. Leave is sought to table that particular information. Is there any objection? There is none. It can be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.Ron Mark: What contact has the Minister received from members of the Rodney Local Board about the activities of the Hell’s Angels in Kūmeu and Helensville and does she believe the police have adequate numbers to deal with this situation?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I cannot recall actually having heard from the members of the Rodney Local Board in relation to that but I can tell the member that this Government takes organised crime extremely seriously. The members of the Hell’s Angels and other ridiculous gangs are involved in very serious criminal activities and we have a plan to crack down on them.Ron Mark: Would it concern the Minister to hear comments from a police officer saying that there are now over 70 high-ranking gang members who have taken up residence in Kūmeu and Helensville as a direct result of police under-resourcing and that gangs are now looking at the spread of police officers and are moving into areas with low numbers?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Yes that would concern me and I would also therefore like to hear that that member would belatedly support the search and surveillance powers that this Government pushed through with the ACT Party for the New Zealand Police. Unfortunately that member did not support them.David Seymour: Is the Minister aware that members of New Zealand First objected to Parliament debating my three-strikes burglary bill just last week?Mr SPEAKER: I will allow the question in so far as there is ministerial responsibility to be aware of that issue here in this Parliament.Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Well having been in Parliament on that day yes I am aware of that.