Lubeck Marja; Rurawhe AdrianMARJA LUBECK (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker and it's a pleasure to take a short call on this National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill (No 2). As we have heard of course the real test with National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) was Mycoplasma bovis and it was clear that that test and the scheme have failed. As the previous speaker Mr Nathan Guy mentioned the scheme absolutely was found wanting. So this bill is an important milestone in dealing with the problems of the NAIT scheme. It is dealing with the incredibly detrimental impact for our provincial and regional communities when we had the outbreak of M. bovis and it made it very clear that we had shortcomings in this NAIT scheme which obviously needed to be addressed. So this bill will help address the poor tracking of animal movements because we need a well-functioning tracing system because as we have mentioned many times now sadly a disease affecting one farm can have a ripple effect all through rural communities and as a result through the whole economy.Now the changes that this bill makes in a well-functioning NAIT scheme will help maintain the confidence not only of the sector but of the wider industry and of course also of our overseas markets. I wasn't party to the Primary Production Committee process but I've heard several of my colleagues—Kiritapu Allan Mark Patterson—mention very eloquently the issues with penalties and non-compliance. And quite frankly it made a lot more sense than the waffle that we've heard by the member David Bennett who actually is very rude to officials so I'm not sure why so much praise is heaped upon him when whenever I see him in action he is actually very rude.This bill shows clearly that this Government is committed to working with farmers so that they get more value for what they do. It is this bill as well as the previous bill that was under discussion before that completely fits with this Government's plan to help farmers meet the issues head on after of course we've seen National ignoring any of the challenges facing that sector. This bill as we have heard reflects the wide range of feedback that submitters have brought to the select committee process. And from what I've heard from speakers previously it has been a very robust process that has resulted in this bill. So this bill as a result then clarifies provisions. It closes some of the exemptions which quite frankly should not be in place and closes a very big hole that exists currently in biosecurity tracing. It is really clear from what we've heard today and in previous speeches that a previous National Government completely ignored the scheme. I mean one non-compliance notice in four years—you've got to wonder. Mr Walker in fact with his examples that he mentioned clearly outlined that his National Government left us a legacy of haphazard attitudes towards biosecurity that this Government now is cleaning up.So to conclude then after nine years of neglect and a National Government that completely ignored the scheme we are taking action tackling New Zealand's long-term challenges head on making life better and I commend this bill to the House. Thank you Mr Speaker.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): I call Matt King—five minutes.