Bennett David: Official Information (Parliamentary Under-Secretaries) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBennett David: Official Information (Parliamentary Under-Secretaries) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 14 October 2015. Volume:709;Page:7258. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East): It is a great privilege to speak on the Official Information (Parliamentary Under-Secretaries) Amendment Bill. First of all I just want to speak about that last speaker Eugenie Sage. Really it is offensive for the Green Party to come into this House and speak about openness when we consider that only a matter of years ago there was an election within the Green Party that it was not actually going to make public. Remember those days of openness within the Green Party with its members coming into this House and spouting about openness? But when it comes to their internal political dynamics they will not be open with their own members they will not be open with the public and they will not be open with the wider community.Eugenie Sage: We will in Government Mr Bennett.DAVID BENNETT: You can laugh all you like in the Green Party but the people know what you are like and they know that you are really the Communist Party in drag. They know that if you ever got into Government there would be no chance of any openness because you and your ilk have always tried to make sure that there is no public accountability because that is how the green parties and the communist parties around the world have always operated and there is no difference there. We have seen it—your true colours have come out—in terms of how you deal with yourselves in this Parliament and in this party. So we cannot have the Green Party talking about openness.New Zealand First members are sitting over there. There was a sustained and derogatory attack on the fine member of this House in front of me and I felt very disappointed about that attack on this young man who is doing such a great job leading his own political party and making such inroads into this political environment. And the New Zealand First Party had to attack him. Pure jealousy is all that that was—that was just pure jealousy. One member of this party can do more than 14 in that party. That was all it was about. Well there is only one member in that party as well actually. There are 13 followers who turn up and come to speak sometimes. They sit there and warm the chairs but they do not do any actual work for any New Zealanders.This bill is not necessary. It is not necessary in this situation. You know we have got a situation where there is a distinction between the executive and Parliament which is not subject to the Official Information Act.Sue Moroney: She’s got to hide. Come on.DAVID BENNETT: That is Sue Moroney over there: another member who is well-known for her openness. Sue Moroney—I am sure we all know about what you want to do. So the Official Information Act—Sue Moroney: Come on. Bring it on big boy. Come on.DAVID BENNETT: Yes well tell us about the new union movement. That would be lovely to see. That would be an open environment would it not in terms of how you elect leaders to the Labour Party?Sue Moroney: Is that as good as you’ve got?DAVID BENNETT: Well no. That is good enough for a start and that will do.This bill is actually something that is not necessary in this House and I think it was a personal attack on the fine young member in front of me who is doing a great job here. Parliament should not be used in that way especially when we hear about openness from the Green Party and personal attacks from New Zealand First that really take the heat out of members’ days and make it an unfortunate experience for those who are listening. Thank you.