2. Health Services—Havelock North Drinking-water Contamination Childhood Obesity and Dunedin HospitalHon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader—Labour) to the Minister of HealthHealth Services—Havelock North Drinking-water Contamination Childhood Obesity and Dunedin Hospital2. Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader—Labour) to the Minister of Health: What recent reports has he received if any on the failures of the health system?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN (Minister of Health): I have received a range of reports mostly positive. Although there is always more to do in general health services have improved across the board.Hon Annette King: Will he front up to public meetings to be held in Havelock North next week when people are to discuss the failure of their drinking water which put their health at risk or does he stand by his statement that We don't have these terrible water-borne epidemics in New Zealand." made when he opposed legislation to improve drinking-water standards?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: Of course as usual Mrs King does not give the full context to that quote. It was made back in 2007—a long time ago—and actually at the time those comments were absolutely correct. So you should stop misleading people about what I have said—Mr SPEAKER: Order!Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: But she is.Mr SPEAKER: Well just—the last part will not help the order of the House. The question has been answered.Hon Annette King: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Not referring to the last comments which you said were not appropriate but I would seek leave to table the Minister's Hansard so he can actually see what he said—Mr SPEAKER: No. No. No. [Interruption] Order! No the member is now trifling with me. Hansards are easily available to all members if they think it valuable to go back and do such research. [Interruption] Order! I have a point of order.Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: I would like to finish answering the question—Mr SPEAKER: I will allow the Minister to finish answering the question.Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: In terms of what has happened in Havelock North obviously the Government has announced the terms of reference for an inquiry and we are in the throes of putting that together—as was announced at the Prime Minister's press conference on Monday.Hon Annette King: Will he now admit yet another failure in health because some district health boards (DHBs) are refusing to sign his ill-conceived Compass Group hospital food deal which means according to the contract DHBs like the Southern District Health Board are now going to have to pay more for their food than they do currently? Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: No look—that is not correct. The DHBs are taking a whole-of-system approach and in the end we have got to look at what is best for the health system across the board. So I have not had any reports of people refusing to sign those contracts. Sorry I wait to be enlightened. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! Just stand and ask for a supplementary question and we will move on.Hon Annette King: Why after years of National denying there is an obesity crisis in New Zealand calling measures to address it "nanny State" has he put in place a childhood obesity plan that the New Zealand Medical Journal labels as "unlikely to solve the obesity crisis … based on a dated paradigm" and which shows "that the Government values corporate profit over public good."?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: Well do not forget Labour's answer to that was to ban all meals with sugar in them. The reason we have put the plan in place is that it is the right thing to do. And I just remind the member that we are one of the very few countries that has an obesity target as one of its headline health targets. We have got an evidence-based 22-point plan to address the issue. I think Mrs King would be better being actually constructive because if she has got any sensible ideas rather than just making up rubbish she should put them on the table. [Interruption] Dr David Clark: In light of the downgrade of training accreditation at Dunedin Hospital and out-of-date facilities on what date does he expect the physical rebuild of the hospital to begin? Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: I reckon the member should be constructive rather than talking down his local hospital. There is a very well defined Treasury and Ministry of Health process to take those papers through Cabinet. We have to make sure actually that we get the hospital properly developed. We have to make sure that we have got the services in there that are needed rather than just—as Mr Clark wants to do—fire from the hip and announce a date. Actually there are complex problems in Dunedin and we are making good progress."