Bishop Chris; Dean JacquiCHRIS BISHOP (National): Thank you very much Madam Speaker. I've got to say it's very disappointing to see Government members who spent quite a deal of time making merry politically over the issue of mental health in previous years—not so much these days actually because the record's got so much worse but members opposite who have spent quite a bit of time making political hay out of mental health—not even bother to take one-minute long calls on a bill to improve the system. But you know that's their decision and one that I suspect they will regret but there we go.This is a sensible bill as our spokesperson Matt Doocey has outlined and the National Party is supporting it. I think Brooke van Velden also made a useful contribution to the debate on the third reading. I agree with the things that she said in her very useful speech. This is all about improving individual rights and the safety of patients and the public. It's a reasonably short bill but one that will make sensible improvements.It is of course part of the Government's response to He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. It's just worth nothing that the context with which this bill comes in has been a frustrating one I think for both the Opposition here now but also Oppositions in the past—of course now the Government. I think it would be fair to say taking politics out of the situation—Hon Member: Good.CHRIS BISHOP: —for a moment. Well the member opposite says Good." but that was not the attitude of the Labour Party to mental health for a good deal of time. I remember as a new MP sitting in the Parliament as a new backbencher watching the Hon Annette King weaponise the suffering of patients in the mental health system and callously using their bad experiences against the Government of the day the Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman and prior to that the Hon Tony Ryall. So it's a little bit rich I have to say for Labour members now to say that we've got to depoliticise mental health—a little bit rich—but I welcome the commitment.I was making the point about how He Ara Oranga came as a response to I think a deep-seated sense in the community that mental health had gone awry and that despite Governments'—"Governments" plural—efforts to improve the system that just had not happened. The Minister of Health himself has said various things like "I pump in all this money and nothing seems to change." and that was the experience of the last National Government as well. Sometimes it's not so much about the quantum—in fact it's deeply ironic because we always used to say to the Minister "It's not so much about the quantum; it's about what you do with it and of course the structures and the systems in place." And we were told for a very long period of time that you know the funding was all the issue. Now the Minister who was the Opposition spokesperson he says "Oh it's actually not about so much the money; it's about how you do it." which of course is the point right from the start.So He Ara Oranga was a good-faith attempt and it's been a very long period of time. And of course this is part of the work programme to make changes but there's so much more to do as I'm sure you are aware and all members will be aware of as well.Just yesterday I sat on the Health Committee as we heard a petition from Brooke Lacey a very courageous and remarkable young woman actually who I've had the pleasure of getting to know a little bit just in the last few months about her experiences with the health system. Honestly no one who would listen to her story would think that we don't have so many more changes that need to be made in New Zealand.I know in fairness to the Government there is at least a good intention there. Whether or not that good intention translates into good policy and practice is an open question but one that we will continue to interrogate on this side of the House. Thank you Madam Speaker.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): I call Barbara Edmonds—five minutes."