Mitchell ClaytonCLAYTON MITCHELL (NZ First): Thank you Madam Chair. I want to go to clause 2 here which is the commencement clause which provides that the bill comes into force the day after it receives Royal assent. The timing of this is absolutely critical. I would like to say in this space in relation to the timing that the comments that were made by the Hon Nick Smith in relation to the 45 deaths—I think you will find that was in 2016 because in fact in 2017 last year there were 25 deaths. One death is too many 45 is an exceptionally large number and 25 is an exceptionally large number—my point being though that the timing of this bill is so critical.We all feel so passionate about this subject but in nine years we had nothing done in the previous Government. They've left it up to Simeon Brown to put his member's bill through left it to chance in the lap of the gods to have his number pulled out of the tin and to debate now the timing and the release of this bill which relates to the fact that for nine years you did nothing and now you're making a big song and dance out of it.New Zealand First is supporting this bill through the House. There's work that needs to be done. There's some urgent attention that needs to be focused on it by all parliamentarians. I lament some of the comments that have been made that it will clog up some of our prisons but if it saves lives by implementing this as soon as practicably possible—Hon Dr Nick Smith: I raise a point of order Madam Chairperson. We are debating clause 2 which is solely the issue of commencement and the member has been well outside that for over a minute.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): But that is at the discretion of the Chair and he keeps coming back into it so I am allowing him to continue. I will remind him.CLAYTON MITCHELL: Thank you Madam Chair. I do appreciate that and we are getting a bit tedious with the interjections from across the Chamber to stop us from our flow. We heard for five minutes the speaker—CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): Will you come to the commencement please.CLAYTON MITCHELL: —before Nick Smith talk about all the things that I've just spoken about. I've just given him reflection on every comment that he made about the 45 deaths—CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): Well I'm asking you not to reflect and to focus on the bill.CLAYTON MITCHELL: Thank you Madam Chair. Well if the member could be a little bit more cooperative across the Chamber it would be much easier for us to get on with the task at hand.The fact is that the bill here is looking for a commencement date after it receives the Royal assent. It has been steadily moved through the Justice Committee. We have listened to submitters. This has been created with some sense of urgency. The fact that it is a member's bill—Simeon Brown I do commend you on having the fortitude to bring this forward. But the reality is that as soon as we can get past the third reading the sooner we can get this bill implemented and start saving lives. That's the sort of thing that we need to be doing as a House—showing collegiality and bipartisanship. I also understand that the timing—I can keep going on that—CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): Commencement.CLAYTON MITCHELL: —is absolutely essential and the time in this Chamber that we're taking to debate this is also essential to the timing of this bill. It is a very narrow clause. We certainly do support the clause 2 part and getting it to Royal assent and we look forward to seeing this progress speedily through the House and getting implemented. Thank you.