Luxton JoHon JO LUXTON (Minister of Customs): Thank you Madam Speaker. Well that speech from the party of backtracks the party of flip-flops—honestly one has to wonder. One has to wonder. Then we hear from that member Erica Stanford that this side of the House has no vision. Well hang on what is the vision that we hear from the opposite side? Boot camps—whoa!—tax cuts for the rich—well that's visionary!—and we hear about the current rates of children that aren't doing so well in our NCEA levels. Well what Government was in power and had national standards in when those children were attending school in their most formative years? Honestly I can't believe the stuff that comes out from that side of the House.I want to commend the Hon Grant Robertson for this Budget. It is a Budget for the times and it focuses on the issues that matter to New Zealanders. It supports New Zealanders with the cost of living it delivers services that New Zealanders can rely on and it has fiscal sustainability. It's balanced and it's targeted and I want to congratulate the Minister for it. One of the things I want to talk about first and foremost is something that is near and dear to my heart and that is ending the minimum wage exemption for those who have disabilities. For whatever reason it is it is currently legal that they are able to be paid less on the basis that they are perceived to be less productive. That is just wrong and that is discriminatory and so I am really proud of the fact that the Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan has brought this to the Budget. We will see some people on the disability benefits—Erica Stanford: Come on tell us how your ECE policy's going to work.Hon JO LUXTON: —that will now receive the minimum wage and that means a lot to those people and I'm really proud of that.Ms Stanford is very keen to hear about the 20 hours' free early childhood education (ECE) so I will talk about that. It is something that I am quite proud of because it will save parents up to $130 a week in their back pocket unlike what we've heard from the Opposition where they may save up to $75 unless the centres just do a workaround and charge fees for that. This Government has put $1.2 billion into the early childhood sector in this Budget. It is a record amount of money into the sector because what we saw under the previous Government was not much at all. Actually I find it really interesting that recently I was talking to a previous Minister of Education from another party in this House who loves the 20 free ECE hours policy that this Government is putting forward. What that policy will mean is that it will break down barriers for those who could not normally afford to pay for early childhood fees. We have the most expensive fees in our early childhood sector—some of the most expensive around the world—and what this will do is it will reduce barriers to education. Education is the most transformative influence in our lives. It is one that overcomes every disadvantage with which a child might begin life. That is something I said in my maiden speech and that is something that I absolutely hold dear. What this will mean is that parents who want to return to the workforce or perhaps they want to return to study but are finding early childhood fees unaffordable as they stand—this provides opportunity. The Hon Dr Megan Woods mentioned before that this has been the Budget for women and it has. It is largely women who are the main caregivers at home and this will provide opportunity for our women to get back into the workforce or to get back into study and therefore be able to contribute to the family income. We do know that currently families are struggling and so the ability to have an increased income will benefit families. The ability to save on early childhood fees and to have $133 in their back pocket will mean so much to the families here in New Zealand who are facing the cost of living crisis. This policy has families at the forefront foremost.