SpeechHon TRACEY MARTIN (Minister for Children): Kia ora Madam Speaker. So just in light of the member who resumed his seat just to the first part of his speech when he talked about how hurt he was how sad he was around some of the things that the Hon Andrew Little had said I am reminded of Woody from Toy Story: if the boot fits. Go back and have a look ladies and gentlemen at what was the contribution from that member at the beginning.That member also suggested that I would tell you the truth. That member also suggested that I would stand up and give you some form of transparency so I will do that. Last week the Green Party made a mistake. Last week the Green Party made a mistake. They made a mistake because they believed that the National Party would not play politics with something so important—so important—as the law. That's what the truth is New Zealand.Now New Zealand First did not know that the Green Party was going to put down a Supplementary Order Paper. We did not know that. The Green Party is an independent party in its own right. They're not the coalition partner by the way and I'm not surprised that the National Party doesn't understand the difference between coalition partners and supply and confidence partners because they haven't got any mates so they actually don't need to consider any one of those variations. But the Green Party is a supply and confidence partner who gives confidence on Budget issues.So the Green Party—and perhaps the National Party members would like to go away and have a look at the many nuances that the MMP Government can be made up by. The Green Party has every right to come into this House and put a Supplementary Order Paper on the Table. Why would they have thought that the National Party was so devoid of respect for not only the law but for this House that they would play games with such a thing? Why would the Green Party have thought that? So yes the Green Party made a mistake: they gave the National Party more credit than they should have ever given them and that is what happened last week.Mr Brown suggests that there are deals done behind closed doors—Hon David Bennett: They are. Fish—how many fish?Hon TRACEY MARTIN: —between the parties in this coalition Government. Now I'm not surprised that the National Party—and that's Mr Bennett shouting out there for the ladies and gentlemen at home. I'm not surprised that the National Party thinks that because that is the way they operate. You project on to others what you yourself are prepared to do. I understand that. We only need to talk to David Seymour and Peter Dunne and the Māori Party to know how shafted they were at times by people that they were supposedly in an agreement with. But one of the things that this MMP Government is proud of is yes we disagree on certain things but like grown-ups we sit down and we work it out.I've just come from Bill Birch's book launch in the Grand Hall. I've just come from there where Todd Muller and Jim Bolger stood up and talked about that one of the major assets of Bill Birch was his ability to understand compromise was his ability to understand that you can't come into this place and bang your fist on a table and stomp your feet [Simon O'Connor bangs fists on table] No Mr O'Connor you cannot. One of the things that the old National Party knew about was honour and compromise and working with others. Some of those young backbenchers over there need to go and sit down quietly and listen to the Hon Jim Bolger and listen to the Hon Bill Birch.Simeon Brown: And how did that go when he went into coalition with you?Hon TRACEY MARTIN: Don't be flippant Mr Brown. You should listen to your elders because they knew how to make sure that they were effective and they were respectful of the law.Matt King: When are you going to talk about the bill?Hon TRACEY MARTIN: They didn't play games with the law. Mr King please be quiet.Matt King: Four minutes in.Hon TRACEY MARTIN: They didn't play games with the law. This bill is fixing—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): Mr King when you get to be the Speaker you can do that. Until then please don't.Hon TRACEY MARTIN: So this bill is a bill to fix what was a mistake by the Green Party in believing that the National Party wouldn't play games. So ladies and gentlemen when you're heading to the polls on 19 September just remember who decides to play games with your laws and this House which costs you tens of thousands of dollars every time we sit here for the National Party to decide to score points. We support the bill.