Auchinvole Chris: Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading 
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Auchinvole Chris: Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 24 November 2009. Volume:659;Page:8163. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National—West Coast - Tasman) 
: 
 I wish to reflect just momentarily on a comment made in an earlier speech by the Hon Clayton Cosgrove. In his speech and I have no reason to doubt his sincerity for we all know him to be an honourable man he spoke in tender terms—one could only say in tender terms and in fond terms—of the Hon Judith Collins. He spoke of her soft dulcet tones on the radio her femininity and her compassionate qualities. I agree with all the things he said except—[ 
Interruption 
]—I am sorry? No he spoke eloquently. He always speaks eloquently but it was nice to hear him speak in such a favourable manner of the Minister. Everybody recognises those qualities in her but he gave them voice this morning. He also said that he thought she should experience beatification. I have just a small point of correction: I think he meant to say canonisation that is to the level of sainthood. I would have thought that he would understand these things not that he is striving for the same achievement himself. I thank him on behalf of the Minister for the kind compliments that he made. Indeed I think he has a sneaking respect for the Minister; it was reflected I thought on  
Morning Report 
 this morning when I heard them speaking together. 
It is gratifying to know that Labour is in fact supporting the Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill. 
Hon Clayton Cosgrove 
: This is a speech of substance. 
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE 
: I think it is yes; we can put a little bit of substance into it. Here is a lovely quote from Oscar Wilde: 
I never saw a man 
Who looked with such a wistful eye  
Upon that little tent of blue  
Which prisoners call the sky 
We have heard a lot this morning about the mechanics the economies— 
Dr Cam Calder 
: That was moving. 
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE 
: It was. Well it is! I used to visit a young Kiwi prisoner in New Caledonia. He was there for some years. I visited him regularly. I have talked to chaplains. I have talked to people who have spent a long time in prison. It ain’t a nice place. Defence lawyers tell me to never let anyone get away with the idea that people like going to prison. They said people never ever want to go. 
Hon Maryan Street 
: For the last 9 years you’ve been saying what luxury palaces they are. 
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE 
: Well yes they can be and that can happen. That does not mean to say people like being there. The worst aspect of facing prison as those who have had that experience tell me is the uncertainty. Over the 9 awful years of the last Labour Government all of those vulnerable people in the corrections system have had a rotten time. It has been a dreadful period and the Opposition knows it. I will not start to list the dreadful series of events that occurred in corrections during the period of governance of the previous Labour Government. Thank goodness for National thank goodness for Minister Collins and thank goodness for the common sense that is now being applied to the use of court cells. Thank you.