Parmar ParmjeetDr PARMJEET PARMAR (National): Thank you Mr Speaker for the opportunity to take part in this debate. We have had a very good start to this term demonstrating how disorganised this Labour Government is. In these few days of the House sitting we have seen so much disorganisation on that side. Just to remind them on the very first day they had no idea how many of their members were away and then they wanted to block some National MPs from being on select committees. Then in a very embarrassing situation they had no option but to do a U-turn and allow the remaining National MPs to be on select committees. That definitely left the Hon Chris Hipkins red-faced. Actually I'm really amazed to see that he's still got the job. Ha! Maybe that is the best they have.After that they introduced their very first piece of legislation and then that legislation didn't go through the select committee process. That legislation is being rushed through the House. So the sequence of activities that we have seen so far—first blocking some National MPs from being on select committees; second not letting this first piece of their legislation go through the select committee process—clearly tells us that they know that the select committee process is not going to be an easy process for them. This is because they know that they don't have the mandate for their election policies from the percentage of votes they got and that's why they have been trying to block National MPs from being on select committees and trying to rush this legislation through the House without letting it go through the select committee process. From the very first day what I see is that they are trying to paint a very negative image of our country New Zealand. Not just here in the House but outside also I have seen some of their members speak and they have been continuously painting a very negative image of New Zealand. We should not forget that this is the same party that was exposed only a few months ago exploiting and mistreating 85 political recruits from overseas. Yes it's very convenient that they can ignore facts. Yes I'm talking about the policies that the previous member spoke about. There are several policies I can count. They should be really proud to see that they have inherited the economy that is the envy of many many OECD countries. Our roads and our schools are better than when the previous Labour Government left office. We made GP visits free for children under the age of 13. We increased the benefit for the first time in 40-plus years. Māori and Pasifika students are doing better. So I'm really proud of the work that the previous National Government did because that work definitely benefited several families in Mt Roskill.So from this new Government what we are seeing is that they just believe in the same thing they believed last time: that is taxing borrowing and spending. But we are a small country. New Zealand doesn't want any more debt. People don't want handouts. People want jobs and opportunities. People want jobs and opportunities to find self-worth. People want jobs and opportunities to find self-growth and to see their community flourish. We cannot have a prosperous future by having other people put clothes on our backs or food on our table but that is what this Labour Government believes in: handouts—making people depend on the system. But it doesn't stop there. In the very first week of question time the Prime Minister could not confirm that they are going to build 100000 new houses in 10 years. This was one of their most important policies because every meeting I went to they kept talking about this policy of building 100000 new houses in 10 years. Then the Prime Minister could not confirm that they are going to build 100000 new houses in 10 years because all of a sudden they realised that there is no plan. They cannot deliver it. They need land to build that many houses and there is nothing done so far for that. But on this side we are quite helpful and I have some advice for that side. The advice that I have for them is that maybe they should be talking to NASA. Yes I'm talking about NASA which is involved in aeronautics and airspace research. NASA is planning to send humans to Mars in the 2030s. Maybe that red planet Mars is an option for that red party? All in all disorganisation fictional facts secret documents attempts to impeach democracy and promises already broken—or as Labour would call it business as usual. Thank you.