Ross Jami-Lee: AdjournmentText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Adjournment[Sitting date: 10 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:1360. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany):It is traditional for whips to end the debate in the adjournment debate so Tim Macindoe and I got one of the Christmas crackers and we each pulled an end. He got the Christmas hat and I ended up with the Christmas cracker so here we are—you are stuck with me for a few minutes.In the spirit of the adjournment debate and Christmas can I say a big thankyou to the House. Can I say a big thankyou to everyone who serves the 121 members of Parliament here. Can I say thank you to you Mr Speaker for the knowledge and wisdom you bring to this role. I think you have made the most crucial decision this week that you will ever make as Speaker which is whether to keep the prayer and the Christians of this country are very happy with the decision you have made. Can I also thank the other presiding officers who work with you even Mr Mallard. Mr Mallard likes to keep the Government whips on their toes. He has been quite successful at that but it has been an enjoyable ride so far so thank you. To the Chamber and gallery staff the people who look after us in this House thank you for always being there being attentive and doing what you can to support us. I thank the security guards who keep us safe and ensure that those who wish to cause grief in this place are kept away from us. I thank the caterers the receptionists and all the people who are here serving Parliament. The press gallery I am reliably informed by a little bird known as Twitter also known as Andrea Vance Andrew Little forgot to thank—so I do not think he should be heading down to the press gallery party tonight having not thanked the press gallery for the work that it does on behalf of New Zealanders here. But thank you especially to the staff who support members of Parliament. They go through ups and downs just like members of Parliament do and they all deserve to be thanked for their efforts as well.This year 2014 has been an interesting year. Another year over another election completed another failed Labour leader disposed of another whingeing Aussie kept away from the cheque book and New Zealand’s grumpiest pensioner forgetting to send the cavalry that he kept promising week after week in this House. It has been a big year for New Zealanders. I actually think New Zealanders are a bit over politics and are looking forward to the Christmas break but—Carmel Sepuloni: Nah just the National Party.JAMI-LEE ROSS: No no Carmel Sepuloni—no no. We have just been delivered back to the Treasury benches with New Zealand’s most popular third-term Prime Minister in about 100 years. New Zealanders are looking forward to more John Key - led Government for the next 3 years.When we look at the Opposition we have to ask ourselves what type of year those members have had. It has been the year of the crisis for the Opposition it has been the year of conspiracy for the Opposition and it has been the year of the unions for the Opposition. It has been the year of the unions for the Labour Opposition because they got their man—Andrew Little—sitting there and he is doing the work for them.I just want to remind the Opposition about all the crises those members have talked about over the past 3 years. There was a report of a crisis in the manufacturing sector and indeed there was a 10-month long inquiry into this so-called manufacturing crisis. This is despite the manufacturing sector sales actually growing by 19.5 percent since 2009—some crisis going on there. There was a report of a housing crisis despite 24000 residential consents being issued in the year to October which is up from 20000 in the year to October 2008. Then there was a report of a crisis in exports despite exports growing by 13.5 percent in real terms since 2009 and a report of a crisis in the regions despite every region in the South Island having a lower unemployment rate than Auckland and annual GDP growth across the country of 3.5 percent.You might ask yourself what the next crisis is going to be. Well I hear that somewhere in a social democratic party somewhere in this country a very matronly deputy leader will start to declare a crisis of confidence within the leadership of that party and that matronly nice deputy leader of that party will soon start to be declaring that it is time for a change—it is time for the King to become the queen of the Labour Party. The Labour Opposition has had a difficult year. We know that those members are tired. We know that they need a rest. As Bill English said I hope Andrew Little makes it to the Christmas break because he deserves a break as well. I actually quite enjoyed the speech from Andrew Little. The interesting thing about the speech is that it was really good because he did not talk about policy at all. It was really good because he did not talk about the failings and the weaknesses of the Opposition and there are many.Contrast this with the Government side of the House. We are pleased with how this side of the House has ended up after the end of 2014.Kris Faafoi: You should’ve let Tim have the speech. Tim would’ve been better.Tim Macindoe: I think so too.JAMI-LEE ROSS: We have got a party with strong leadership—a whip who interjects at the wrong time—we have got a growing economy we have got promises that have been made and promises that have been kept and we have caucus unity. If I can give one piece of advice to the Labour Opposition it is the fact that caucus unity is what enables the National Party to serve New Zealanders in the way that we have done for the past 6 years and will do for the next 3 years. We have a fantastic team sitting here on the Government benches. Can I congratulate again the 14 new MPs who have joined us. From the bottom of the South Island—Invercargill—all the way up to Whangarei the talent that has joined us in this party is immense and I am looking forward to working with those members for the next 3 years. Can I also say thank you to the talented Ministers who serve in the executive in this country. I do not think we could have a set of 25 Ministers who are better than the 25 we have right now. They do an excellent job for New Zealanders and New Zealanders know this. Can I finally say thank you to the hard-working and energetic backbenchers who also serve New Zealanders through the National - led Government. They do an excellent job in their electorates up and down the country day after day. They do a fabulous job.Can I also say thank you to our coalition partners. It has been good to have the Māori Party on board and David Seymour and Peter Dunne. They provide strong and stable Government to this country. I enjoyed the speech from Marama Fox as well. I am sure that Marama and the National Government will probably come to more agreement about the way in which votes will be cast in the future. I would just like to remind her that you know when we have the Budget next year she should be voting for it. It would be a good idea. But those members provide strong and stable Government to the country and that is a good thing. Going forward we have 3 years of strong stable Government that will be delivering for New Zealanders.A couple of years ago I became a father and Christmas time becomes a more special time for those of us with families. I have to say that when we look at the family policies that this Government is pushing forward and the policies that support young people into the future and when we have got Hekia Parata who can bring on board the unions of the country under her education policy the future is looking bright. I wish Parliament a very merry Christmas. I hope everyone takes a good long break. The Government is in good stead. The Government is looking forward to working even harder in 2015. It is going to be a good term. It is going to be a good year next year. Best wishes for the Christmas break.