Bishop ChrisHon CHRIS BISHOP (Minister responsible for RMA Reform): Thank you very much Madam Chair. Let me deal with the range of contributions by members some relevant some not so much. Let me go in reverse order from the Hon Julie Anne Genter. Which experts? Well I invite her to go and read the submissions to the select committee. There was a range of select committee submissions from various city councils renewable energy generators infrastructure planning experts planning experts—there's a whole range of them. The select committee reports are publicly available as are the submissions. On her second question about spatial planning generally. Yes this Government is interested in spatial planning for the reasons that the member neatly articulates. But I think it's important we take a coherent approach to it. The last Government's approach was incoherent in the sense that the Spatial Planning Act was being advanced at the same time as the Government was engaged in quite complex and ever-changing three waters changes alongside the Future for Local Government reform which put the local government sector into a spin. So it's not that I'm opposed or we're opposed to spatial planning—I actually think there is a pathway forward there and I look forward to future conversations around that. In relation to fast track the member will just have to wait and see the bill as we develop it. We are saving as has already been noted the existing fast track in the Natural and Built Environments Act.Going back to the comments from Arena Williams. Thank you for those remarks. I'm advised that in relation to clause 11 of Mana Whakahono ā Rohe none have been lodged and so there is nothing that has started that this Act stops. So there is nothing in that sense to protect. It's just that the bill is essentially a belt and braces approach to say that if one was lodged then it would just be treated as if the Resource Management Act (RMA) in 1991 applied. So it's just to preserve that ability—Arena Williams: When you need an amendment I can help.Hon CHRIS BISHOP: I'm happy to have a look—happy to have a look at the amendment. No guarantees we'll support it but happy to have a look in the spirit of good faith. It is important that we preserve Treaty settlements. That is a Government commitment. That is something that we are committed to and that is why we are going—we are just repealing what has been passed and going back to the RMA as it was basically four months ago. With the exception of saving the fast track in the Natural and Built Environments Act there's no intention to change any arrangements around that. Happy to look at the amendment from the member.In relation to the Hon Megan Woods' question about the national policy statement on renewable electricity generation—somewhat away from the bill but yes we will have a look at the consultation material put out by the prior Government earlier in 2023. We are going through policy work on that right now but acknowledge that the outgoing Government was also interested in advancing a national policy statement on renewables.In relation to Meridian and West Wind I don't have that information. Frankly I don't consider it a great use of officials' time to go away and find that in the short term. It is literally nothing to do with the bill.Hon Dr Megan Woods: You and the Prime Minister have been talking about it ad infinitum.Hon CHRIS BISHOP: Yeah yeah well that's right. It's a great project and it took too long to develop but it's not really relevant to the bill.In relation to the Hon Barbara Edmonds' questions in relation to the departmental disclosure statement she said When will the post-implementation review be complete?" The answer is next year. Who will be doing it? It will be the Ministry for the Environment and the Treasury I'm advised. And when will it be made public? Next year."