6. Question No. 6—Prime MinisterHon MARAMA DAVIDSON (Co-Leader—Green) to the Prime MinisterQuestion No. 6—Prime Minister6. Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON (Co-Leader—Green) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement The Government has no plan and never has had plans to amend or revise the Treaty or the Treaty settlements we have all worked so very hard together to achieve"; and if so why is he proposing to introduce a Treaty principles bill that officials say "is not supported by the spirit of the Treaty or the text of the Treaty" and for which there has been a lack of consultation with the public?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON (Prime Minister): In answer to the first part of the question yes the Government has no plan to change the Treaty or Treaty settlements and in answer to the second part it's part of our coalition agreement.Hon Marama Davidson: Does he have confidence in the ability of his Associate Minister of Justice David Seymour to engage with iwi and hapū on matters relating to the Treaty principles bill?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: Well we are yet to see a draft Treaty principles bill.Hon Marama Davidson: Does he think it's acceptable that the Minister leading this bill who has called for a discussion on Te Tiriti didn't even show up to Tūrangawaewae and didn't show up to Rātana where Tiriti kōrero was actually happening?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: I note that the Minister will be at Waitangi this weekend.Hon Marama Davidson: What will he say to iwi and hapū leaders on Waitangi Day next week about his plans to introduce a bill that removes tino rangatiratanga rights under Te Tiriti?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: What we will be talking about is actually how we improve outcomes for Māori. To have two-thirds of Māori kids not in school regularly to see Māori disadvantaged economically to see poor housing stats with Māori making up half of people on the social register those are the conversations that we're actually having with iwi leaders and with Māori across the country. That's what they care about.Hon Marama Davidson: Is he concerned by the assessment of Tiriti expert Dayle Takitimu who said the Treaty principles bill is "creating unrest uncertainty it's creating a whole lot of misinformation amongst the general population that is problematic." and if not why not?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: Well we haven't seen a draft Treaty principles bill but what I can tell you is people should be concerned about improving outcomes for Māori and that's what this Government is single-mindedly focused on.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Could I ask the Prime Minister as to whether or not he knows of anyone who has said seriously in this Parliament that they're getting rid of the Treaty of Waitangi and second as to whether or not there was a thing called "consultation" it happened on 14 October last year called the election.Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: In answer the first part of the question no.Hon Marama Davidson: Does he agree with former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger that a referendum on the Treaty principles is a "bloody stupid" idea and if so why is he introducing a bill to enable this in the first place?Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: Part of our coalition agreement which we've talked about before is that this Government is going to support the Treaty principles bill through to first reading."