4. Question No. 4—FinanceANDREW BAYLY (National—Port Waikato) to the Minister of FinanceQuestion No. 4—Finance4. ANDREW BAYLY (National—Port Waikato) to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in regard to tenants being evicted from their properties as a result of the housing changes I don't think it's a fair characterisation at all and in fact those changes have not kicked in yet"?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): Yes I do stand by my full statement which was a response about the impact of the interest deductibility changes among other things where I said there is a four-year phase-in period for anyone who is currently using the interest deductibility mechanism.Andrew Bayly: Is it Government policy that interest deductibility changes will be backdated to 1 April; and if so does he agree the housing policies have already kicked in?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: I don't accept that for the phase-in of interest deductibility. There will still be 100 percent availability of that through until the end of September.Andrew Bayly: Did he expect that the phased removal of interest deductibility would result in mum and dad investors evicting their tenants because they can't afford the tax increases as has been reported in the media?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: I reiterate the comment I made in my last answer: up until 30 September 2021 100 percent interest deductibility is still available.Andrew Bayly: Has he asked for specific advice on whether the interest deductibility change he has announced will push up rents and evictions?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: As has already been stated in this House during the debate when these announcements were first made there is a wide range of advice around the impacts on rents. That is because there are a number of issues that impact rental prices including availability of housing. The questions that people have around their future investment decisions are ones that they will make over the coming months but there is a wide range of advice on those matters.Andrew Bayly: What was that advice and why hasn't he made it public?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: In answer to the second part of the question as was stated in the House earlier this week that advice will be part of a wider release coming in future weeks.Andrew Bayly: Is he aware of a recent survey of 3700 people—mum and dad investors—that revealed that 74 percent of these people now intend to push up rents in order to afford the new-house tax changes?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: I'm not aware of that particular survey. What I am aware of is the fact that most landlords in New Zealand value good solid long-term relationships with their tenants and look after their tenants.Matt Doocey: Point of order Mr Speaker. Can I just ask: previously you took one question off the National Party; the Government MPs made a comment during Mr Bayly's question and there wasn't a question taken off them.SPEAKER: Sorry. I missed it. I was focusing on dealing with an urgent question during that time.Matt Doocey: Well Mr Speaker—SPEAKER: I missed it; I'm sorry. Matt Doocey: Well will you seek to remedy the question taken off us?SPEAKER: I'd really not like to get into running this in a way which involves—Hon Member: Appeal rights?SPEAKER: Yeah well Mr Penk has indicated that it would be quite good to have access to the videos. It certainly would have helped Dr Smith yesterday.Hon Dr Nick Smith: I would have hoped it would be the video referee.SPEAKER: It would have helped Nicola Willis—I'm getting that name right today—yesterday if we did have access. But I'm not proposing to take questions away based on telling tales."