Lees-Galloway Iain; Tolley AnneHon IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): I move That the Screen Industry Workers Bill be reported to the House by 2 June 2020 and that the committee have the authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting (except during oral questions) during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House and on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House and outside the Wellington area despite Standing Orders 191 193 and 194(1)(b) and (c). I just want to make some brief comments about why the Government is seeking a slightly shortened select committee process on this bill. This bill represents certainty for the screen industry and that is something which has come through very loudly from the industry—that they want this issue settled they want it settled quickly and they want to know that they have got certainty to invest into the future. That is why the Government believes that it is important that we progress this legislation as quickly as we can. We know that the New Zealand screen industry is highly dependent on foreign production companies making investments in the creation of film television and games here in New Zealand and that certainty is important for securing that future investment. The second point I would make is that the overwhelming majority of the people who are affected by this bill who will wish to make contributions at the select committee have been involved in the development of this legislation. This legislation is the result of a tripartite working group. It involved the Government the producers the guilds and the unions representing everybody involved in this industry and there is a high degree of consensus. This is a result of a consensus view that was reached by that group.Now it is important that we have a select committee process to make sure that the drafting is accurate that it reflects the view that was reached by that group but the people who have the greatest interest in this who are vested in this who will I have no doubt come and make submissions at the select committee have been involved in this process almost from the day this Government was formed. I remember the first meeting occurring in my office. There were still boxes in the corridor because we hadn't finished moving in. So this is a bill which is the result of two years of work where everybody has been highly engaged.I make one final point and that is that I understand from the contributions on the substance of the bill that the Opposition intend to vote against this motion. This motion sends this bill to select committee. That never happened with the legislation that this bill repeals. That legislation was passed in one day under urgency with no consultation of the sector. This bill has been consulted on thoroughly. It is the result of a collaborative process and we are going to select committee because that is the right thing to do. But it is important that we progress this legislation in a timely fashion and I think we have the balance right. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Just before I call the next speaker and put the question on whether the motion is agreed to I just want to make sure the Minister's aware we have actually already voted on sending it to a select committee; this on the timing—Hon Iain Lees-Galloway: Yes.DEPUTY SPEAKER: OK.