Webb DuncanHon Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Kia ora Mr Speaker. Thank you. Well here we go. Don't raise the ire of David Seymour now that he's in Government or he will disestablish you. It's a pity really isn't it that we've got a commission whose objective is to assist the Government in raising the productivity of New Zealand—as the Minister has identified on its staff it has some really good thinkers and it's developed some really good policy or proposals—and then he kills it. He's criticised the Government over the years for not picking up these reports and implementing them. Well now it's his turn. Let him do exactly that. So I look forward to seeing those responded to in concrete and real ways.The real tragedy though is that having recognised the usefulness of the Productivity Commission as the Minister himself identified in his speech this is going to be replaced with a bundle of bureaucrats looking at rules. Go and order the clipboards David Seymour your people are going to need them because that's essentially what we've got here—we've got yet another layer on the legislative and regulatory check. It's not just Regulations Review Committee Legislation Design and Advisory Committee the Attorney-General other select committees ministry officials the Attorney-General report regulatory impact statements departmental reports and statements; no we're going to have another one of those. We're going to have the David Seymour department regulation ministry review statement". And I really can't see that that's going to add anything at all other than employing a few of the public servants who other departments are laying off—I suppose that's one glimmer of hope.I found it difficult to listen to him pretending to be compassionate as he demolished the Productivity Commission and said "Oh and I said 'Look after the employees.' " without once saying what he's doing without once saying that he's giving them compensation for terminating their employment without once saying that he's making sure that they are transferred. So he's got no care for those people whatsoever. And the bill that is drafted under his care has no provision whatsoever for respecting the employment relationship. It says quite shortly quite bluntly that the employment contracts are terminated. Ironically leases aren't terminated. Ironically all of the other contracts held by the Productivity Commission are moved to the Treasury but employment contracts are terminated—end of story—which really goes to show you what this Government is really about.So look yet another piece of legislation from this Government which is destroying. This is not a Government that builds up; it's a Government that tears down. And so far all it's done is tear down Labour policies and now ironically it tears down the ACT creation: the Productivity Commission. Look one day I hope we'll hear in this House something about the ministry for regulation. I look forward to having the opportunity to scrutinise exactly what that's going to look like. I've certainly seen the three different draft bills that failed in this House previously under the ACT Party's watch and I can only hope the same will happen for the next one. Thank you Mr Speaker."