Peters Winston: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 06 April 2016. Volume:712;Page:10237. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]9.Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): Yes.Rt Hon Winston Peters: If he stands by his statement that his Government “has been leading the charge on really expanding the use of the gold card and the opportunity and advantages” why has his Government capped the SuperGold card travel cost?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Yes I stand by that statement and I am delighted that that senior member got the opportunity to use his SuperGold card on the Pētone to Wellington route this morning.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Two matters. One is that that is not an answer to my question about the capping of the travel cost. Second I did not use any gold card this morning. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Mr Brownlee! The problem with the member’s question was that there were two questions in his supplementary question. The Prime Minister chose to answer one of them.Hon David Parker: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I accept your ruling Mr Speaker that the Prime Minister is required to answer only one of two questions but that does not mean to say that he can answer a third that was not asked. That was out of order and it should be you Mr Speaker who stops the Prime Minister from doing that.Mr SPEAKER: I did not hear anything that I thought was out of order from the Prime Minister.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. A question that asks whether he stands by his statement why something has happened is not two questions; it is just one.Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have ruled it was two questions.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Well you are wrong. It’s one.Mr SPEAKER: Well then the member will stand and withdraw that comment immediately or else leave the Chamber.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I withdraw and apologise. Point of order.Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have ruled on that matter. If the member wishes to raise a fresh point of order I am very happy to hear it. But if in any way I consider we are just going over old ground and relitigating where we have been then I will have no hesitation in asking that member to leave the Chamber.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I am not going to let down the education system of this country by having you making it up as you go along. I would rather leave the House than do that.Mr SPEAKER: Well the member is welcome then to leave the House. [Interruption] The member will leave the Chamber.Ron Mark: If his Government is leading the charge to help seniors who have contributed to New Zealand all of their working lives why cap funding on free travel to SuperGold cardholders and force ratepayers to top up the shortfall—why?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: For a start off I think it is important to have a few of the facts which are firstly that when we came into office SuperGold card funding was $18 million approximately; now it is $28 million. There were about 800 businesses using it; now there are over 8000. The entitlements do not change. Yes we are going to be driving better value for money for the providers that do that but I think that is sensible. There is a review in 2018-19 and if the Rt Hon Winston Peters did not use his SuperGold card this morning on the train why the hell did he have a SuperGold card photo-op?Mr SPEAKER: Order! The last part now will not help the order of this House. Supplementary question—Ron Mark.Ron Mark: I will not ask why that was a pathetic answer.Mr SPEAKER: Order! Can I just have the supplementary question.Ron Mark: Yes it is coming. If the Government—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! Ron Mark.Ron Mark: Thank you Mr Speaker. If the Government cannot afford the free travel benefits of the SuperGold card how can it afford to give full superannuation benefits to over 82000 immigrants who have come here and acquired superannuation after 10 years how can it afford to fund their free health-care and how can he afford to give tax cuts to his wealthy mates?Mr SPEAKER: Order! There were a number of questions there. The last part is certainly not to be addressed in the answer; it is out of order.Rt Hon JOHN KEY: As the member knows the entitlements for the SuperGold card are not changing. The number of businesses using it is dramatically being enhanced and I think the Government can be proud of its record in relation to the SuperGold card.Ron Mark: I seek leave of the House to table correspondence from the Greater Wellington Regional Council that shows that the Government is capping the funding.Mr SPEAKER: It is a marginal call but I will put the leave and leave it for the House to decide. Leave is sought to table—how many letters? Can I just check?Ron Mark: One letter.Mr SPEAKER: It is one letter as described by Ron Mark. Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is none. It can be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.