Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. Do you know what? Gee we're doing well you know? We are doing so well. We are a Government which has the reins on the economy firmly in hand. Our growth is good. It's steady. We're prepared for the international environment. Our trade Minister negotiated a trade deal—the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement—that has put us in the driver's seat for international trade. And do you know what? Our unemployment rate is way down: 4 percent—4 percent. Our employment rate is believe it or not lower than the popularity rating of the Leader of the Opposition: 4.2 percent; I do find it ironic that it's the unemployment rate and it's the Leader of the Opposition all in one breath. You know there we are aiming for debt below 20 percent by 2021—we're on track.I find it astounding—I find it absolutely astounding—that the Opposition reprimand us for looking at things other than GDP. Yes oh my goodness there's 65 other things that might be important—that might be important—about how culturally connected we are about whether our children learn Te Reo about whether our people are the victims of sexual and domestic violence. You know what it's about time we started measuring how we're doing on there because we want to spend New Zealanders' money wisely.I'll tell you one thing I'm heartily sick of: I'm heartily sick of the other side talking about hard-working New Zealanders as if they're not ordinary people. I'll tell you about a hard-working New Zealander who came into my office; she brought in three kids including a whāngai a young child who she was looking after for another family member.Now she's someone who will absolutely benefit from this Budget. She's studying she's caring for three kids and she's working part-time. Her school fees are going to disappear; $150 perhaps that she won't have to pay that'll go straight to the school from the Ministry of Education. Her minimum wage will go up or has gone up this year. Her little bubs that was asleep in the carry-cot there she'd have a Best Start payment for that kid. That is addressing poverty. That woman and her partner can now make choices which are better for her for her partner for her children and for her wider whānau and I'm proud of that. I'm proud of being part of a Government that has looked at a family like that and said You know what there you are caring for our most valuable things our tamariki studying hard to try and get ahead and upskill for our modern economy and filling shelves at the supermarket in the evening." That New Zealander is gold and we need to look after them. The fact is that this is a Budget that has done exactly that.You know what we have put yes an enormous amount of money into health and mental health in particular. And that's because as you heard from Minister Parker the Cabinet sat down and said "Where is the best dollar spend? What is the biggest impediment to our people doing well leading the lives that are worthwhile and which they value and which they determine?" and it's mental health. Because if you can't get out of bed in the morning if you're suffering from depression or anxiety whatever it might be that's an impediment. We want to help people find the way through that so that they can lead flourishing and rewarding lives.You know what it's really about? This Budget is about dignity. It's about looking at people and giving people back the dignity that the last Government took away so that the children don't have to go to school and be ashamed because their parents can't afford the school fees or that a woman doesn't have to feel that she's begging when she goes to Work and Income and has to disclose the name of her child's father to get a few more dollars—now that is an atrocious humiliation what we needed to do in New Zealand.You know what? I'm a city slicker. I'm probably more of a city-slicking unionist than Marja Lubeck is; she's a really great rural MP if I may say that. She lives way out of the country up north there.Kieran McAnulty: What do they know?Dr DUNCAN WEBB: Not much. But you know what I was over in Greymouth and when I was at the Paroa pub there talking to a crowded room about this fantastic Budget now they loved it. They might love some things that don't leap to my mind. They were so excited about KiwiRail a billion dollars to fix up that train wreck that the other side left behind so that they can get their goods to market through the alps. Thank you Madam Speaker."