2. Question No. 2—Prime MinisterHon PAULA BENNETT (Deputy Leader—National) to the Prime MinisterQuestion No. 2—Prime Minister2. Hon PAULA BENNETT (Deputy Leader—National) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements policies and actions?Hon KELVIN DAVIS (Acting Prime Minister) Yes. Hon Paula Bennett: Why will only two of the five parties in Parliament determine what question is asked when New Zealanders decide whether or not to legalise recreational marijuana?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: The big thing is that we are giving New Zealanders a choice and every New Zealander can decide for themselves. There is going to be a yes or no" question to the referendum. The Regulations Review Committee is going to be able to scrutinise the question. The question is going to be developed along with the Electoral Commission. So the fact of the matter is that Parliament does through the Regulations Review Committee have a part to play in the development of that question.Hon Paula Bennett: How many times has Cabinet—[Interruption] SPEAKER: Order! Which member was that?Chlöe Swarbrick: I withdraw and apologise.SPEAKER: Right. I'm at somewhat of a loss at the moment given the fact that we've had so many questions. I'll reinstate the questions that were lost earlier on the part of Ms Collins and I think the Green members will find that they won't be thanked by their fellow Government members for that.Hon Paula Bennett: How many times has Cabinet alone determined a referendum question without it first going through the House for approval?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: They haven't.Hon Paula Bennett: Sorry could he repeat that?SPEAKER: They haven't.Hon Paula Bennett: Thank you. So how is it democratic that Labour and New Zealand First get to determine the question when they represent only 55 of the 120 seats in Parliament?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: The Regulations Review Committee as I said but the option has been put to the member to join the cross-party group on the cannabis referendum but instead she sits there playing politics when she can actually be involved in the decision making.Hon Gerry Brownlee: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. A Minister should give an answer that is consistent with the public good. There is no Standing Order that would mean a reference of a regulation to the Standing Orders Committee means that that committee would have any say whatsoever in the question.SPEAKER: Order! The member's disagreeing with an answer. He knows that he can't do that under the guise of a point of order. Hon Gerry Brownlee: My apologies Mr Speaker. But it's accurate. SPEAKER: The member will now stand withdraw and apologise and I'm going to reverse the decision I just reversed. Hon Gerry Brownlee: I withdraw and apologise.Hon Paula Bennett: Does he agree with Julie Anne Genter that paying $1400 is a "small fee" for a new apprentice buying a Toyota Hiace so he or she can get to work?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Julie Anne Genter is a very hard-working member and I agree with most things she says. The fact of the matter is that around electric vehicles we're going to make sure that we cut our emissions. It's something that those guys over there when they signed up to the Paris Agreement agreed to—to reduce emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels. Instead they had no plan and under them if they were still in Government then emissions would continue to rise. Hon Paula Bennett: Why should a young family in his own electorate have to pay up to $3000 for a car that subsidises people in Remuera to buy new BMWs or Porsches?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: The member is trying to scaremonger around the whole situation. We know that there is an issue around climate emissions rising. We are doing something about it. That Government is sitting over there throwing stones throwing rocks when they had absolutely no plan to address the situation.SPEAKER: OK we're going to have at least till half past two with no further interjections from either Mr Jones or Mr Brownlee.Hon Paula Bennett: Does he expect the unemployment rate to go up or down next week when the ANZ Business Outlook says a net 6 percent of firms expect to cut jobs?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: I expect it to stay close to the historic low levels that we've got right now.Hon Paula Bennett: How many nephs has he got off the couch or are they now some of the more than 13000 more people that are on the unemployment benefit?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: We've got a lot of the nephs off the couch and the Provincial Growth Fund investment that we've made investing in the regions is creating jobs and is helping to reduce the unemployment levels as well.Hon Paula Bennett: Could the Prime Minister explain the regulations review process and how it could change the question that's put to it by Cabinet?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: The Regulations Review Committee is made up of members of that side and this side and they have the ability to strike out the question."