Tinetti JanJAN TINETTI (Labour): Last weekend marked the anniversary of the general election of 2017 and what a year it has been. I am so proud to be part of this amazing Government that is driving a strong economy while also showing compassion. In fact we're not just talking about compassion; we are showing compassion by being compassionate.My colleague here Jo Luxton talked about the changes that we've seen in the Work and Income New Zealand offices. I have had so many people contact me. So many people have come through the door of my office talking to my staff members about how much simple little changes are making to their lives about how they don't feel disempowered any more. They feel valued when they walk in those doors just by even having the toilet available to them—something that this Government has thought about.The increase to the refugee quota: in fact last Tuesday when I was coming to Parliament I was listening to the radio and I heard the Hon Simon Bridges saying that perhaps the Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern needs to put her money where her mouth is and actually not just talk about increasing the refugee quota but actually show the country that that was happening. Well perhaps the Hon Simon Bridges should have waited until that afternoon because that afternoon we announced that we were actually increasing that number from 1000 to 1500.Perhaps one of the most recent compassionate announcements that we have made has been on providing compensation to the almost around 800-odd families who were wrongly evicted from Housing New Zealand properties. And what did we hear in response to that? Why would we give money to these meth crooks?" Are these meth crooks? Like this Tauranga man who actually happens to come from the Hon Simon Bridges' electorate talking about how he was evicted from his housing. He had actually asked Housing New Zealand to come in to test his home for methamphetamine because he suspected that his boarder was actually using it and on the basis of the results of those tests which turned out to be positive he was evicted. This man who was evicted from his home who was on dialysis and has a serious brain injury who was not a meth user himself—would we call him a meth crook? Not on this side of the House. We will compensate him for the wrong that was done to him.We are showing compassion through listening to those who are running our essential services. We are listening to our education sector and I am so delighted in the work that the Hon Tracey Martin has actually put out to the sector in the draft Disability and Learning Support Action Plan. This was announced on Friday. Since then I have spoken to principals in Rotorua and a group in Invercargill and I have had heaps of feedback. In fact out of anything in education this is the one area that I have had the most feedback on in such a short time. And I just want to with your OK there Mr Speaker read out a little bit of that feedback. One this morning said "This is brilliant news and is a sign of the strong education policies of the parties in this Government. We welcome this." Another—a major organisation—says "It does show that this Government is actually listening to the educators and has taken our concerns about getting more support to both kids and schools. Our voices are being heard." The last bit that I would like to speak about here is just this one that I read on Facebook which says "At last some hope—some good news for those students that need it most. I'm literally sobbing. I'm crying my eyes out. This has been a long time coming. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."We are proud to bring compassion to the work that we do. While the Opposition the National Party tweets into the void and barks at the passing cars this Government is getting on with the things that matter to Kiwis. We are building houses restoring our public health services fixing transport and in the area that I am so passionate about we are restoring a strong public education system and we are modernising our schools. Thank you."