Bakshi Kanwaljit SinghKANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): Thank you for the opportunity to speak and participate in this general debate Mr Speaker. First of all I would like to start my contribution by paying tribute to those affected by yesterday's bombing in Manchester: 22 victims who went to the event to enjoy it but never came back home. That shows we are living in a very vulnerable situation and I would like to pay tribute to our police and intelligence people and New Zealand's defence forces who make sure that we live in a very secure atmosphere in New Zealand.On this note I would also like to acknowledge the work done by the employees of Corrections who are ensuring that the inmates who are there get the right opportunities to ensure that they get proper training and also get the opportunity to help themselves be extricated from alcohol and drug situations. That is because as the Minister of Corrections the Hon Louise Upston mentioned employers are looking for such employees who are drug-free and alcohol-free and can work. These inmates have got opportunities to prove themselves—to prove that they can work when they complete their sentences.I am looking forward to tomorrow when the Hon Steven Joyce will deliver his first Budget. That will be the ninth Budget by the National-led Government. These Budgets have been working for the brighter future of New Zealand: improving public services investing in infrastructure for the needs of our growing economy and sharing the benefits of the economy by working to reduce debt to shore up our resilience to any further shocks. As the Hon Nicky Wagner mentioned the earthquakes in Christchurch and Kaikōura and the recent floods in Edgecumbe show that we are at the mercy of mother Nature. Any incident can happen at any time so we have to be prepared to face such situations.One of the speakers from the Labour side said he cannot see what the Government is doing but I can tell him that I have been visiting a number of workplaces as well as construction sites and I have been told that right now in Auckland we have got more than 60 tower cranes working in the construction industry. In comparison in New York there are only 45 and there are 34 in London. That shows that the construction industry is at full boom in Auckland and the highest investment is going into that area. It is not only that the Government is building infrastructure; houses are being built. Commercial establishments are being built. That shows the economy is doing very well. I was also told that if you miss out on concrete delivery in Wellington you have to wait for 1 week to get the next appointment. Similarly if you miss out in Auckland you have to wait for 3 weeks before you can get concrete for your construction site. These are the things that are really showing that this Government is working to ensure we have got infrastructure.Chris Hipkins mentioned that schools are overcrowded. I can tell him that recently I went to the opening of Koru School in Māngere which was rebuilt with a new facility. The kids in the school are so happy to see the new facility that they are very enthusiastic for when they are going to enter those classes. We have invested millions of dollars in Auckland alone to ensure that we have got facilities so that the kids our future can have the best education in days to come. If we talk about the law and order and justice sector the Government has announced that we will be spending more than half a billion dollars in the next 4 years which will enhance the safety of people in their homes and in the community. We are making sure that all these things happen and that will be under the strong leadership of the Rt Hon Bill English and his team. Tomorrow's Budget will show that again. Thank you.