Dean JacquiHon JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): Well it got better in the end that speech on behalf of the member who's just resumed her seat Jan Tinetti. It did get better. Indeed across the House MPs are very much in support of women so that was the good part but for the rest of it—oh my goodness. Wouldn't Toastmasters be proud of a speech like that? Well well well. We had a Google search—that was amazing. We had a list—that was pretty comprehensive. What other tricks? Oh yes that's right; the speaker mentioned how grateful people were to them for all the nice things they were doing for them. Now the sad thing about that is that's about the standard of speeches that we have come to expect from the Labour members of Parliament as they lead the New Zealand First - Labour - Greens coalition Government. But it gets worse than that even.I spent a couple of days in the House this week asking questions of the Minister for Small Business around the capital gains tax. You would have thought—one would have thought Mr Speaker with apologies—that was such a significant piece of work being issued by the Tax Working Group on 20 February that this Government—the New Zealand First Labour and Green coalition Government—might have given that report some consideration particularly those parts around a capital gains tax and particularly as far as I am concerned those parts around the impacts of the capital gains tax on small business.I am disappointed but not unsurprised at the level of answer that I got to my questions in the House this week to the Minister for Small Business and the Minister acting on his behalf—again as the Minister for Small Business. I'm just going to run through a couple of the questions I did ask around the capital gains tax looming large in the political landscape just at the moment. I asked the Minister Is he concerned about the impact of a capital gains tax on small business?" His answer was "Well that's a purely hypothetical question." Excuse me? There is a Tax Working Group report on the Government's table. They are considering their response to it and the answer that I get from the responsible Minister for Small Business is "that's a purely hypothetical question."—not good enough Minister.I then went on to ask "Will he guarantee that a small business with a home office will … be subject to a capital gains tax?" Now listeners and viewers will recall that one of the Government's bottom lines—ever like shifting sands but one of their bottom lines—was that the primary home would be exempt. The Minister could give no answer. The Minister had not given it any consideration. Was he standing up to defend small businesses? No—no. He didn't even have an answer and on and on it goes. "Has he heard from any small businesses about their views on a capital gains tax?"—a fair question. It's a fair question; he is the Minister. He does have an email address; he does get post delivered. His answer? "What I have heard is a lot of nonsense put forward [to] the Opposition which is simply not grounded in reality." Excuse me? Is the Minister for Small Business in the New Zealand First - Labour - Greens coalition listening to people or has he got his earphones on with his country music turned up loud? For the Minister to say that he had heard nothing from small businesses is patently—patently—unbelievable.I asked him directly: "To the Minister has he heard from any small businesses about their views on a capital gains tax?" The answer was "No." How can that be? Is this a Minister who is interested in hearing from small business in New Zealand or does he just have his earphones on and is in denial? Well I'll tell him what they think because small business have been talking to me ever since the Tax Working Group's report came out: "I understand I can't expect to pay myself much but I hoped I would get what I earned back when one day I sell the business."—[Interruption] You see they don't like this; they don't like it—"But due to a capital gains tax I might not only not be able to pay myself much but I won't make any money selling the business. It makes me wonder why I should continue." They don't understand—[Time expired]"