Upston Louise: Urgent Debates — Hon Peter Dunne—Report on Investigation of Review of Compliance Leak and Resignation as MinisterText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: Urgent Debates — Hon Peter Dunne—Report on Investigation of Review of Compliance Leak and Resignation as Minister[Sitting date: 11 June 2013. Volume:691;Page:10929. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō):It is not really a pleasure to speak in this debate and I have to say I find quite detestable some of the language that has been used and the personal attacks that have occurred.The Labour Party is really kind of indicating quite a significant turning point in terms of the access to personal information of MPs of journalists and of a range of people who currently have some protections. I was interested in the Green Party contribution because the Green Party speaker was quite concerned about this journalist and the vulnerability of this particular reporter. Perhaps that speaker had not been talking to their friends in the Labour Party about exactly what this privileges complaint will lead to. There will be no protection for that vulnerable reporter—there will be absolutely no protection for that reporter—because of what the Labour Party wants to do with laying a privileges complaint. So all of a sudden we move into this completely new space because of the Labour Party’s actions.The thing that makes it even more despicable is the fact that there are just such double standards in this House and that is the thing that I found absolutely despicable. I want to follow up and I want to remind the House of the Hon Bill English’s words. The Hon Bill English said quite clearly that there are three things. If the Labour Party wants to get to the bottom of things there are three very clear opportunities for what it can do. The first one was—remember—to encourage Mr Peters to table in the House all of those emails that he has.Kris Faafoi: It’s your inquiry.LOUISE UPSTON: You want to get to the bottom of it? He is your mate he wants to get into bed with you guys instead of the Greens so lay it on the Table and that will mean we can get to the bottom of it.The second thing is quite simple again with Mr Goff: if you want to release personal records and if you want to release your personal emails—oh but that is right there is an individual called “Person A” whom Mr Goff has an interest in protecting. You are doing all you possibly can to protect “Person A” but you are actually quite willing to leave a reporter and hang them out to dry. It is quite interesting—double standards again from that side of the House. The third one of course that Mr English said quite clearly was the release of some bank statements that would also help the House get to the bottom of some other matters.So you know it is about putting things on the record. It is about getting to the bottom of things. That is where this debate started at quarter past 3. Mr Shearer as the Leader of the Opposition was very clear about wanting to get to the bottom of things but actually in this House you cannot have those sorts of double standards.Another double standard that is being demonstrated today is what I think is actually quite a level of contempt for a very highly respected public servant. I find it quite despicable in this House that a public servant of David Henry’s stature is criticised to the extent that he has been in this House. I am confident that a very professional and thorough inquiry has been undertaken—it has been undertaken. Some parties in this House would actually want the Prime Minister to interfere in what is an independent inquiry. That is right—this side of the House recognises what independence is but that side of the House is used to having a Prime Minister who interferes and has their sticky fingers on everything. I am not pleased to speak in this debate but it is important to get some things on the record.