11. Police Resourcing—Police Workplace Survey 2017STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of PolicePolice Resourcing—Police Workplace Survey 201711. STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: Does she have any concerns about any of the results of the New Zealand Police Workplace Survey 2017; if so what in particular?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Children) on behalf of the Minister of Police: No. This is the eighth year this survey has been undertaken and overall the organisation's results remain fairly static. Of course there are always areas in which we could improve and the additional $500 million this Government is putting into Police in this year's Budget will go a long way to help.Stuart Nash: Does she think the fact that her Government has funded 285 fewer police than the police themselves said they needed to make a dent in serious crime" is the reason why over 50 percent of police do not believe that their contribution is valued according to the workplace survey?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: No. The Budget process is long and contested but this Government has invested $500 million extra in Police.Hon Steven Joyce: 10 percent increase.Hon ANNE TOLLEY: A 10 percent increase the Minister of Finance says. I think New Zealand is fortunate to have such a highly committed police service.Stuart Smith: What reports has the Minister seen about the help available for police doing what can be a stressful job?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: In yesterday's The Timaru Herald I saw there was an article there saying that South Canterbury police believe they have good support systems in place. They are receiving more relevant training than ever before driven by constant changes or improvements in technology. One the senior officers says: "If the chips are down the Timaru and Canterbury District Police have access to plenty of resources and appropriate partners and agencies to help us cope with any challenges that confront us."Stuart Nash: Does she think the fact that her Government gave Police $170 million less than it said it needed to "make a dent in serious crime" is the reason why nearly 60 percent of police across the country do not believe that New Zealand Police delivers on the promises it makes to its customers?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: No. I think it is clear that the public do not feel that way because the latest Citizens' Satisfaction Survey shows that 84 percent of the public are satisfied with the police and 87 percent said that their expectations were met or exceeded.Ron Mark: Does the fact that unlike the Defence Force police do not account for the ammunition they use or lose do not keep any records of how many handcuffs Tasers or pepper sprays they have lost and continue to lose pistols and major parts of their M4 Bushmasters—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Can we have the question please.Ron Mark: —including magazines not support police officers' views that they do not get sufficient training on firearms clearly evidenced by their lax controls?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: No. This Government believes that we are very fortunate to have a highly committed and motivated police workforce that continues to show high levels of engagement and commitment to keeping our communities safe. This Government backs our police; it does not run them down.Stuart Nash: Is she concerned that only 50 percent of the police themselves believe that New Zealand Police cares about the well-being of its staff when the State sector benchmark is 65 percent; if so why?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: As I say there is always room for improvement and this Government is always looking for ways to support our police because we know that they have an important job. They fulfil an important role but they cannot act alone. We have to support them with a number of other agencies and they have to be supported by our communities.Stuart Nash: Supplementary.Mr SPEAKER: No the Labour caucus has used all of its questions today I am sorry Mr Nash."