SpeechJONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): Thank you Madam Speaker. In the absence of other people taking to their feet I thought I would comment on the Films Videos and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Bill—what a mouthful that is. I want to just commend Tracey Martin for bringing this bill to the House. It's not without its complexity and it's not without I guess commentary from both sides of the discussion on this. But I do think that having a systemised and consistent classification process is in the best interests of New Zealand. And look I do note that there are content providers who are saying if it's going to be unique to New Zealand that's going to be an issue and it may be that New Zealand gets geo-blocked from content being provided. Apple TV have said that. Microsoft have said that. Actually all the big Silicon Valley players have said that. I guess what we are saying is that look these are reasonable requests. They should be requests that jurisdictions around the world in terms of protecting or stopping harm particularly to young people—it's something that every jurisdiction should have a consideration for. There may be an opportunity for a broader more systemised approach right across jurisdictions because these content providers are saying you know with 5 million people the cost of doing that it actually might be cheaper for us not even to provide content. Look I do think that that's a pretty blunt response to a situation that I think particularly in the United States of America with what's been happening there people would have significant concern over. So there are all sorts of issues particularly parents knowing what their young kids are viewing with on-demand video. There are concerns around that. Not every parent can be there in every room watching everything that takes place. We do need to have mechanisms that work. We do need to have some sort of filtering process or classification process and increasingly this is coming through in the technologies that we are employing and having in our homes.So in my remarks I'd probably like to just read out a quote from our chief censor David Shanks which he posted on 23 December 2019 regarding this. He said As a parent with children"—I think parents right around the country can identify with this—"spanning the ages of six 12 and 15. I am keenly aware of the challenges facing parents and caregivers in today's broad-ranging digital environment. Online game platforms streaming services like Lightbox massive content hubs like YouTube and apps like TikTok provide huge opportunities for entertainment and engagement. But I worry that my kids find these things a little too entertaining and I'm sure every parent knows what I'm talking about being a parent myself and I struggle to stay on top of what they are playing and watching. Lots of parents tell me they feel the same." He goes on to say "This amendment certainly isn't going to fix everything in the area of media regulation and nor was it intended to. It is a meaningful step in the right direction." which is why we as a party are supporting this to the committee stage. It gives us time to look at ensuring that as we head in the right direction the mechanisms that are put in place will be effective will be taking into consideration the nuances that have been presented to the committee from both sides of the discussion. He goes on to say "We welcome the changes and know they'll be of benefit to both industry and consumers."Look I think those were very good comments. That's why I wanted to read them out. I think they are good and they're balanced and I think they resonate with Kiwis all over the place. Thank you Madam Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you Jonathan Young. I'm sorry I was a bit confused at the beginning about your timing and I didn't actually call your name so I do apologise for that."