Doocey MattMATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): Can I say it is a real privilege to take this call in the Budget debate. Budget 2017 is a Budget that I believe is delivering for all New Zealanders. It is for a country that is growing it is for an economy that is growing and it is very much for a Government that is shaping globalisation for the advantage of New Zealand.First I just want to offer my thoughts and prayers to the people affected in London by the atrocities that we saw over the weekend. As was said in the House earlier I have a real connection with London. I lived in London for 15 years and I think that for anyone who lives in London a part of their heart stays in London. I really feel for the Londoners and all the British people throughout the United Kingdom. My first stop when I travelled there as a backpacker was at St Christopher's backpackers in Borough so I know Borough by London Bridge very well. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected. But it does hit home. We are not protected from it in New Zealand—all New Zealanders are affected because we travel so much.I think what is important with this Budget is in fact that point. We talk about the many people who are staying in New Zealand or coming back home but we still have thousands of New Zealanders who take off on that great Kiwi OE tradition every year. They travel around the world and they broaden their world view. They quickly realise that in a globalised world it is countries that are competitive and that have developed economies that go on to improve the well-being of their people and to protect their environment. I think that is exactly what this Budget states. If you develop your economy like we have done the flow-on effect is that it then goes on to improve the well-being of the people.If I can just rebut a statement from a previous speaker Grant Robertson who said that this is a tired outdated economic philosophy—a tired outdated economic philosophy. Yet we are in a position where we are the envy of most Western countries most OECD countries with the growth of our economy. We are the envy of other countries that are racking up 60 percent 70 percent over 100 percent of GDP in debt and we are the envy of other countries with our job creation. It shows that this philosophy is correct. We are out there expanding our markets selling our exports growing the pie and then in return that allows us to have choices. We have demonstrated those choices in this Budget—a Budget that pays down debt a Budget that is reducing the tax burden on hard-working Kiwis a Budget that is putting more money into public services and a Budget that is putting more money into infrastructure. I think that should be celebrated.I would just like to acknowledge the Hon Steven Joyce for his first Budget for those reasons I have clearly outlined of reducing debt increasing money in the public services and infrastructure and reducing the tax burden on hard-working Kiwis. We should acknowledge the Hon Steven Joyce for that in his first Budget. It is fair to say I was pretty impressed so I would like to keep him on for a second Budget.I must say just to acknowledge our Prime Minister the Rt Hon Bill English that that speech when he kicked off the Budget debate was for me—I must admit I am a first-term MP but that was probably the best speech in the House by Bill English our Prime Minister. It was a credible speech that was confident and competent. It clearly outlined the vision for New Zealanders and for New Zealand. It was in stark contrast to the speech by the Leader of the Opposition the leader of the Labour Party which was at sixes and sevens. It lacked the confidence. He could not finish his time allocation. What that speaks of is a party that is paralysed by and paranoid about the opportunities that a growingly connected world provides for a small country like New Zealand—whereas on this side of the House we engage that we embrace it and we go forth knowing that with a strong economy and a strong Government we can actually shape globalisation for the benefit of New Zealanders. That is exactly what we are doing and I think this Budget is built on that platform.I would also like to touch on the issue of mental health. Many will know that my background is in the mental health field. We hear this repetitive narrative of the Opposition. It is fair to say that mental health has been a poor second cousin to physical health forever. They say that what we know about mental health is what we knew about physical health 50 years ago. That shows how much we have got to catch up and that is why I welcome this further investment of $224 million into mental health with $116 million of that for our new social investment approach. That as well as the increased expenditure and funding into health services—$3.9 billion—will be $1.7 billion of new money into the district health boards. We all know with their planning and funding departments that it is up to them to work out what is the matrix of the need of the community they serve.I think what we need to see is that money going into mental health. We know there are three touch points. There is the age of 0 to 3 where personality is formed. There are the teenage years—if we can intervene early it reduces mental health issues in older age. And we know the issue with dementia that we face not only socially but fiscally as we go forward.Could I just tell a quick story. I am just going to clear my nose Mr Speaker. I am just suffering from a bit of man flu at the moment. I organised a cross-party visit to mental health services in Canterbury post-disaster—we had Eugenie Sage from the Green Party Megan Woods from Labour and Darroch Ball from New Zealand First. We went down there and we asked the questions: what was the response for mental health services post the earthquakes and what is still needed? In fact the clear message was not to have more funding; it was issues around pooling funding into funding vehicles that are easier to access. It was about building resilience in the current mental health workforce. So I welcome this extra spend on mental health and I welcome the ability for it to be put into those clear needs in that area.This Government is a Government of infrastructure—we know that. There is $4 billion going in under Budget 2017. We know we are a growing country. We are able to capitalise on a growing economy—$4 billion now with a forecasted $32 billion over the coming 4 years. I welcome the contribution of $812 million to the reinstatement of State Highway 1 from Picton to Christchurch. I just acknowledge the very hard-working Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith for the great work he is doing in a very affected area post the Kaikōura earthquakes. We are all looking forward to that main road being reinstated. Many from the area will have great memories of travelling up from Christchurch to Picton on the holidays—fantastic scenery. It is arguably probably the best roading trip in New Zealand. We are looking forward to that investment. I know that in my electorate of Waimakariri there is $400 million going into roading projects: the Western Belfast Bypass which will open up at the end of this year and the Christchurch Northern Corridor which will open up in 2 years' time.So it is great news that we have got more money going into infrastructure more money into public services and more money going into paying down debt. Ultimately what we have done is shape the effects of globalisation for the advantage of New Zealand. We have got a growing economy and surpluses that are envy of other Western developed countries and that gives us choice to invest in hard-working New Zealanders because the National Party is the party for working people. Thank you.