Jones Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeJones Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 25 June 2013. Volume:691;Page:11190. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]1.Hon SHANE JONES (Labour)to theMember in charge of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill: Is it his intention to proceed with the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill; if so does he believe its effect will be a reduction in problem gambling?TE URUROA FLAVELL (Member in charge of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill):Tēnā koe. Hei āwhina i a koe he paku wāhanga ka whakawhitiwhiti i Te Reo Māori i te reo Pākehā. Ki te mema ka mihi ki a ia mō te āhuatanga o te pātai. Hei whakautu i tana pātai āe. Ko tōna tikanga ka heria haerehia tēnei o ngā kaupapa i runga i tōna huarahi. I hangaia e te Pāti Māori hei kōkiri i ngā take huhua pānui nei ki te āta titiro ki te hōhonutanga o ngā mamaetanga ngā uauatanga kua tau mai ki runga i te iwi Māori ka mutu ki te hunga e noho nei te rawakore. Nā reira ka kitea mai ai pea te hua ā ngā tau kai mua i te aroaro. Nō reira he paku wāhanga o te titiro whānui tonu ki ngā mahi hei karo i te āhuatanga o te ngau o te petipeti ki ngā hunga rawakore.[Thank you. To assist you small segments will be interpreted from Māori to English. To the member I acknowledge him in respect of the nature of the question. To answer his question yes its purpose being that this bill will be taken around on its way. The Māori Party created it as a means of debating the many issues reading this and examining in depth the pains and difficulties that are placed upon the Māori people and eventually upon these living in poverty. So the benefit will be seen perhaps in years to come. Therefore a small part of this really would be looking broadly at situations that will avoid the nature of the effect that gambling will have upon those in poverty. ]Hon Shane Jones: Does he expect gambling will be reduced or increased when operators are allowed to shift their machines to more lucrative venues without restriction?Mr SPEAKER: I am just concerned whether that question has anything to do with this particular bill. The supplementary question must be very tight. It must be related to the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill.Hon Trevor Mallard: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I sat on the select committee and this bill certainly does address the transfer of machines from one venue to another and it changes the rules.Mr SPEAKER: On the assurance from the Hon Trevor Mallard I will certainly allow the question.Hon Gerry Brownlee: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. That is a question about the content of the bill not the process of the select committee nor is it about the intention of the mover of the bill. The rules around questions to members are quite tight.Mr SPEAKER: On the basis of the point of order I have heard from Trevor Mallard I have determined that the question can be asked. If it is helpful to the member he can re-ask his supplementary question.Hon Shane Jones: Does he expect gambling will be reduced or increased when operators are allowed to shift their machines to more lucrative venues without restriction?TE URUROA FLAVELL: Kāre au i te tino mōhio. Kei runga i te āhuatanga o te pire o ngā mahi kai mua i te aroaro. I tēnei wā he kōrero noa ake tērā. Ko wai ka mōhio? Ēngari me pēnei rawa te kōrero. Tērā pea i roto i ngā whiriwhiringa i waenganui i a māua ko te Minita Tremain ko te tikanga ia ka kōkirihia tērā take ā ngā tau kai mua i te aroaro.[I do not really know. It depends upon the nature of the bill and the work that has to be done ahead. At this stage that is mere speculation. Who is to know? But I must really stress this. Perhaps in the negotiations between the Minister and me that issue will be addressed in the years ahead as it should be. ]