12. Question No. 12—Housing (Homelessness)RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) (remote) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness)Question No. 12—Housing (Homelessness)12. RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) (remote) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness): What recent report has she seen on the progress of the Homelessness Action Plan?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON (Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness)): We have recently published the 18-month review into the Aotearoa New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan and the review shows really good progress against all the 18 immediate initiatives to reduce homelessness. Now this progress is testament to the mahi of community providers and Government agencies working together and in the review the sector experts—our community housing providers—acknowledge there has been a major shift in recognition of the severity and the urgency of homelessness and that the action plan is providing solutions backed up with investment. Providers also said that people experiencing homelessness have more options for support than they have ever done before.Rachel Boyack: What are the focus areas that have been identified for addressing homelessness?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: The original Homelessness Action Plan was published back in February 2020 just weeks before our country's first COVID lockdown. So of course things have changed since then and to recognise the changing situation to today a lot has changed. So I have brought up newer focus priority areas including helping rangatahi and young people into tailored safe and stable accommodation that uniquely addresses their specific needs strengthening kaupapa Māori responses the ongoing delivery of public and transitional housing and improving access to health mental health and addiction support under the action plan to make sure we bolster the wraparound tautoko for vulnerable whānau experiencing homelessness.Rachel Boyack: What role can community organisations play in implementing the Homelessness Action Plan?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: We know that it is a whole-of-community approach that is essential to addressing homelessness and the action plan is that Government commitment to agencies and community housing providers and the homelessness sector truly working together. Community organisations are contributing by leading the engagement with providers and whānau with lived experiences thus strengthening policy and kaupapa Māori approaches and providers are the absolute lead and an essential component of how we address and reduce homelessness.Chris Bishop: Can she tell the House how many children are currently living in emergency housing?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: Firstly making it very clear it is not acceptable for any children or people to be living in emergency housing and we are moving towards making sure all people have safe urgent housing. Now that is a question for the Minister of emergency housing. That is not within the delegation of my portfolio. However every one is one too many.Chris Bishop: Point of order. I'll hope you'll help me out here a little bit Mr Speaker. Children in emergency housing fall well within the portfolio responsibilities of the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) and I would encourage you to encourage her to address and answer the question.Hon Grant Robertson: Well speaking to that point of order Mr Speaker I think if the member chose to take some time to look at the delegations that are available to him on the—Nicola Willis: Oh!DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] No sit down. This is a point of order. It's in silence—thank you.Hon Grant Robertson: Mr Speaker the delegations for the housing portfolio are available on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website and I'm sure if the member looked at that he would see that the member is telling the truth.DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member did address it even though it clearly falls outside her portfolio; I probably should have stopped her right there but I didn't.Nicola Willis: Point of order Mr Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: A new point of order or are you going to question my ruling? Think about it.Nicola Willis: I'll leave it there—it's a Thursday.