Parata Hekia: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Parata Hekia: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 24 November 2009. Volume:659;Page:8034. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
9.  
HEKIA PARATA (National) 
 to the  
Minister for Social Development and Employment 
: What is the Government doing to prevent violence within families and whanau? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development and Employment) 
: 
 Today is White Ribbon Day. I am sure that I join with the rest of the House in our stand against family violence particularly against women. This is an opportunity for all New Zealanders to stand up and show that they will not be standing for that sort of family violence. This morning the Minister of Women’s Affairs and members of the Families Commission joined with the police at the Wellington Railway Station to hand out white ribbons. I can say that it was a fantastic response from the New Zealand public. 
Hekia Parata 
: What steps is the Government taking to reduce family violence? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: Much work has been done to raise awareness of family violence over many years. We have to look only at the increased reporting to see that New Zealanders know that it is not OK. But we are past talking about it; now we need to be doing what we can do what the Government can do what the community needs to do and what families can do to stop violence. Minister Turia is focusing her efforts on the doing. 
Sue Moroney 
: Why then has the Minister allowed her Government to increase the trauma of sexual violence by making it harder for victims of sexual abuse to get help through accident compensation with 111 people having dropped out of the system already across New Zealand? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: As the House well knows those matters are complex. Those decisions are made by clinicians not by politicians and that is exactly how it should be. 
Sue Moroney 
: I seek leave of the House to table a document. It is the answer to written question— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Is this the answer to a recent written question? 
Sue Moroney 
: Yes and it demonstrates— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The House already has that information. The member will resume her seat immediately. Why did the member continue to make that statement to the House when I was on my feet? In what way was that assisting the order of the House? The member was seeking to abuse the position. I will not tolerate that in the future. 
Hon Dr Nick Smith 
: I seek leave to table the statement by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners welcoming the changes that the Accident Compensation Corporation has made in respect of sensitive claims. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Is this a press release? 
Hon Dr Nick Smith 
: It is a statement by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. It is not a document that would otherwise be generally available to members and given the debate there has been on this issue— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I will take the member’s word for that. Leave is sought to table this document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Sue Moroney 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I am unclear whether leave was sought for my document. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I am not seeking leave for that because that information is readily available to the House. The House has answers to written questions.