10. Drugs Illegal—Methamphetamine Use and Police Dedicated to Drug CrimeSTUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of PoliceDrugs Illegal—Methamphetamine Use and Police Dedicated to Drug Crime10. STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: Is the Government winning its so-called war on P" given the drug is now cheaper more pure and more readily available than ever according to the Police Association?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police): Victory will not be declared until there is no more methamphetamine being bought and sold in New Zealand. Although there is always more that can be done the Government has made excellent progress on tackling the problem. So far we are seizing more methamphetamine than ever. The police have seized almost a tonne this year so far—Hon David Parker: That's not true. There's more it's purer and more available.Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Mr Parker might think that that is something to laugh at but I do not. We are taking the proceeds of crime from criminals. Over $390 million of cash and assets have been seized since December 2009 and we are using that money on drug-related initiatives. Just yesterday the Prime Minister announced that almost $15 million seized from criminals will be invested in anti-drug initiatives to reduce both supply and demand with extra funding for the Police Customs Health and Corrections.Stuart Nash: If this is such an important area why has the number of police officers dedicated to drug crime been cut in the last 3 years according to her own figures?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Obviously that member does not realise that every member of the New Zealand Police is dedicated to dealing with this area. Nobody in the Police would actually walk by and allow this drug to continue being sold.Stuart Nash: Does she support the Prime Minister's support for gangs acting as vigilante groups to fight P or does she support the Police which has said: "We reinforce that people should not take matters into their own hands."?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I see no difference between the Prime Minister's very wise words and those of the New Zealand Police.Jami-Lee Ross: Has the Minister received any reports of organisations advocating greater law enforcement activity in relation to drugs while also opposing the need to accommodate more offenders in prison?Mr SPEAKER: I will just be listening very carefully to the answer to the question.Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Strangely enough I have. That would be the New Zealand Labour Party under Mr Andrew Little.Mr SPEAKER: Order! No. That is a question that is designed to do nothing but attack the Opposition.Stuart Nash: Rather than leaving law enforcement to the gangs will she back Labour's plan for 1000 extra police?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Rather than ever back the Labour Party on law and order I think we would—obviously it is nice to know that some gang members are turning their lives around and suddenly deciding that methamphetamine is a bad thing and that is a good thing. When they start taking family violence as seriously then I will be a bit more impressed.Stuart Nash: When P gets cheaper more pure and easier to get than ever when communities have to turn to gangs for help because there are not enough police when P is driving the surge in violent crime all over the country why can she not admit that National has failed to live up to its promise to New Zealanders and adopt Labour's plan for extra police?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: That member has obviously got a very short memory because I remember that when Labour was last in Government it said that P was not an issue."