Grigg NicolaNICOLA GRIGG (National—Selwyn): Thank you Mr Chair. I've never heard such an elaboration on the truth in this House in my two short years. I've got several questions for the Minister because he just doesn't seem to quite be answering any questions from this side of the Chamber. I want to refer to clause 10 which amends the Act which effectively prohibits the director-general from issuing any certifications or exemptions. So I've put up Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 204 under my name which seeks to insert new clause 10A and new section 48A. Now within this is the gold nugget that this Government so needs: new section 48A requires that the director-general must review requirements to meet animal welfare standards for the export of live cattle. We've heard the horror stories Minister. I've sat on the Primary Production Committee. I've heard of the lameness I've heard of the heat stress I've heard of the reverted container ships that make animals suffer heat stress because there is not ventilation and that there is no air conditioning and there are rough-cast concrete floors. We've heard it and it was awful. No right-minded New Zealander would tolerate or accept that but you as Government have an opportunity to rectify it. You have an opportunity to ensure only built-for-purpose ships are allowed to continue with this trade.So under new section 48A this would require within three months of this thing coming into force—which let's not forget is the end of April next year. By my count April May June July—so by July 2023 Minister we're probably going to be in campaign mode by then given we may or may not have an election in about September. So there's a lot of good that you could do if you do decide to incorporate this into the law. Within three months of this section coming into force the director-general must undertake a review of and report to the Minister on whether standards could be applied to the live export of cattle for breeding purposes. Now I know many of us have referred to it but that's because it really is worth looking at. So my questions to the Minister are: has he considered the Australian gold standard of live-export trade? Has he considered regulations that would require low-regulated stocking densities in the world specialist training for stockmen and vets the phasing out of pregnant cattle for export a contingency of fodder and provisioning to ensure welfare is maintained during unforeseen delays and a responsible vessel owner programme that would include the ventilation the air conditioning the stocking densities the nice flooring and the built-for-purpose drainage that would mean cattle aren't standing in their own effluent? It is all here for you Minister. It is literally a cut-and-paste job if you were to accept SOP 204 under my name that would require your director-general to at least consider it. It is foolhardy to not consider it. The ramifications of cancelling this export are going to be widespread. I referred before to the $460 million of direct economic impact per year on our rural communities—that is 3000 jobs. If you can implement this in regulation in law this is only good for New Zealand it is only good for our export earnings and actually it is only good for cattle-breeding offshore. Please do consider SOP 204.