6. Question No. 6—JusticeHon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National) to the Minister of JusticeQuestion No. 6—Justice6. Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National) to the Minister of Justice: Has she seen reports that 26 beds will be taken away from meth addicts if A Place to Be rehabilitation centre in Ōtāhuhu closes because funding is no longer available from the Proceeds of Crime Fund; if so is that consistent with her statement that the Government will focus on prevention and intervention when dealing with violent crime?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN (Minister of Justice): Yes I am aware of the claims that have been made in the media over the weekend and yes.Hon Paul Goldsmith: Isn't it the case that community organisations like the Ōtāhuhu centre which has helped a thousand people recover from addiction can't access the fund because this Government has allocated most of the fund barricading retail workers in their shops because crime is out of control?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: No.Hon Paul Goldsmith: How's it possible that this Government has spent over $2.5 billion on justice and mental health yet vulnerable New Zealanders with addictions are missing out on vital rehabilitation?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: I absolutely refute the grounds and the statements made in that supplementary question. Let's be very clear about what our Government is investing in terms of specifically methamphetamine rehabilitation programmes. I'm proud to be part of a Government that has invested millions of dollars to methamphetamine intervention prevention programmes up and down this country. For example $20 million has been invested into over 17 programmes designed and targeted towards preventing and making interventions for those that have been caught up and embroiled within methamphetamine addictions. In addition across the broad raft of areas and initiatives that the Government invests in to make interventions and preventions for those that have been using methamphetamine and the like we have invested millions of dollars both targeted towards younger members of society—$53 million through the Better Pathways programme just announced in September last year. This is a Government that is squarely focused on making meaningful interventions and supporting preventative measures for those that are both addicted to substances and engaged in crime.Hon Paul Goldsmith: Isn't one of the best ways to prevent repeat violent offenders from reoffending to intervene by putting them in prison and if so why does her Government have a target to reduce the prison population by 30 percent irrespective of the levels of crime in our community?Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: While I'm not sure that that question is directly related to the primary question that the member put to us I will note that this Government has been very clear about our intentions to make measured investment into interventions for those that have been embroiled in the trajectory of crime. A successful example of that was the $53 million that was announced by my colleague the Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni and other Ministers at making targeted interventions for those particularly young offenders who have been caught up. We've seen an over 50 percent reduction of crime committed by those particular young people because we are wrapping around support measures for those young people making meaningful interventions.