Edmonds BarbaraBARBARA EDMONDS (Labour—Mana): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's been a really interesting afternoon listening to the contributions from across the House today. There has been some really good debate and some really good points that were raised right across the House. There are definitely points around enforcement etc. which I believe taking this bill through to the select committee will iron out. One of the major standout points in the regulatory impact statement about this bill is that it really needs to be tested against tangata whenua against businesses and as my colleague Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki has mentioned having people come to the select committee—and what the Minister has done to extend that select committee process—is so vital for ensuring that we get those voices that we can hear those voices. So for some of the issues raised today by the opposite side of the House I believe by putting this through the select committee we will get that good opportunity for analysis and be able to critically look at the bill and see whether it meets some of those or fails some of those tests.Also during this debate I've had a little bit of reflection about my personal experience like many other people have today. I have a cousin—my Uncle Esalei; his boy Lomi—who has spina bifida. I remember him racing around in this little trolley around our house and I never used to see the stress on my Uncle Esalei. He used to be able to hold that as a good strong Samoan man and hold his fortitude. We never saw the stress of what it was like to have a disabled child. They moved over to Australia when I was in my teen years and unfortunately my cousin Lomi passed away from complications. Then my Uncle Esalei died about a month later and it was very much our family's belief that he died from heartbreak.I see every day throughout my mighty electorate of Mana what our disability groups and advocates are trying to do. What they're trying to do is provide wellbeing provide accessibility to things that we who are able are able to access every single day. I think of the Whitford Brown Community Trust who host dancing every Tuesday or Wednesday in Te Rauparaha Arena. I went to one of their sessions—I definitely should stick to my day job. I also think of Oasis who is at the back of the Waitangirua Mall. They provide disability advocates to ensure that people have access to the entitlements that they deserve. I also think of Riding for the Disabled. I hosted their conference about a month ago here in Parliament. I think about the hard work that they're doing in Pāuatahanui having built up and established an under-cover riding platform so that people throughout the Wellington region can come to their under-cover premises for their children to be able to have some good exercise to help with their core building and their development.This bill deserves to go to select committee. It deserves to have those voices from the people at Whitford Brown Community Trust the people from Oasis the people from Riding for the Disabled the people from Alliance and the people and families who look after disabled children every single day. I remember one of the last comments that the Health and Disability Commissioner said in a recent public accounts committee which was on financial accounts. We asked her to come to the committee and to provide her view about how we can put representation in our legislation that is financial legislation. She said there is the spirit of Nothing about us without us" but she said her hope is that we move to "Nothing without us."So on that note I absolutely stand here proudly supporting this bill to the select committee so that across the House we can continue to have constructive discussions. Just like my colleague over here I ask that members of the public and members of that important community come forward and make their views known during the committee's submissions process. Thank you."