1. Todd Barclay—Southland Electorate Office Allegations Prime Ministerial ConductRt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime MinisterORAL QUESTIONSQUESTIONS TO MINISTERSTodd Barclay—Southland Electorate Office Allegations Prime Ministerial Conduct1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements on the Clutha-Southland electorate office issue; if so how does he do that?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH (Prime Minister): Yes in the context in which they were given. However I point out that my statements were not made in my ministerial capacity as I do not have ministerial responsibility for this issue.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Which statement is he standing by today—is it: It's never been established that the alleged incident around the recording actually occurred." or "It was avoidable; it did not need to have all these implications." or "I don't know what happened."?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: As I said those statements were not made in my ministerial capacity and in the light of police reopening their investigation I do not intend to add to them.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Is it not a fact Prime Minister that he turned down an opportunity to listen to the recording because Mr Barclay had already confirmed with him what was on that recording?Mr SPEAKER: The right honourable Prime Minister in so far as there may be prime ministerial responsibility.Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: I have no ministerial responsibility for that and I do not intend to add to the comments.Rt Hon Winston Peters: When he said: "He left a dictaphone running that picked up all conversations in the office." and Mr Barclay offered to let him hear the recording then why did he later say that he was unsure whether it even existed?Mr SPEAKER: In so far as there may be prime ministerial responsibility the right honourable Prime Minister.Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: As I have said those statements were not made in my ministerial capacity and in the light of a reopening of the police investigation I do not intend to add to the comments.Rt Hon Winston Peters: If there is no sub judice rule around this matter at this point in time and he claims he had no part in the employment dispute and the settlement is confidential—his words—then why did he discuss details that he later claimed never to have been aware of?Mr SPEAKER: The right honourable Prime Minister in so far as there may be prime ministerial responsibility.Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: As I have already pointed out to the member I do not have ministerial responsibility for the matters to which he is referring. In the light of the reopened police investigation I have nothing to add.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Why is he persisting with this line of ignorance when in Glenys Dickson's own words she says: "This is the same information that I had received from Bill English."?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: I can only repeat the substance of my previous answer.Rt Hon Winston Peters: When he is by the media's judgment guilty of misleading both them and Parliament regarding his involvement in this matter why does he not just stand down like Todd Barclay did; or is there one rule for him and another for everyone else? [Interruption] Mr SPEAKER: Order! That question is completely out of order and I just refer the member to Speakers' rulings 48."