11. Drugs Illegal—MethamphetamineSTUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of PoliceDrugs Illegal—Methamphetamine11. STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: Does she believe that the Prime Minister's current strategy regarding his so called war on P" is failing given that the percentage of police detainees who in the past year have used P increased from 28 percent in 2012 to 36 percent in 2015?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police): No and I would like to take this opportunity to trumpet yet more excellent work by New Zealand Police in hunting down and arresting methamphetamine dealers. In fact just today Police have announced the results of a month-long operation targeting a Wellington City - based methamphetamine dealing syndicate. Operation Oak saw warrants executed at 13 addresses across the district and resulted in the arrest of seven people right here in Wellington. Stuart Nash: Congratulations to the police but to the Minister of Police: considering that an amount 10000 times as large—i.e. 500 kilograms—confiscated 6 months ago has had no impact whatsoever on availability or price does she not think that we need more police directly involved with stopping drugs rather than cutting numbers of police involved in investigating drugs by around 10 percent since 2012?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: The member knows that the Prime Minister and I have made numerous statements to him and to others around the resourcing of police and I suggest that he just wait because he is going to be very very much surprised. Stuart Nash: Does she think that it is fair that the Tauranga Women's Refuge just has to wait when it says that P is now a factor in 60 percent of all cases?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I have a great deal of sympathy and also a great deal of respect for the Tauranga Women's Refuge and I believe that it is simply stating what it is seeing. Stuart Nash: Does she believe John Key's so-called warning to P dealers in 2008 that "National will not put up with your criminal activity." was an empty threat given the number of detainees who now report being on P when they are arrested has increased by nearly 160 percent since June 2010?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: The member has just answered his own question. The police are arresting more P dealers; that is why there are more detainees who happen to have been on P. I would have thought that was pretty evident and he just needs to use a little bit of logic next time he asks a question. Stuart Nash: In light of that Minister was the Commissioner of Police wrong when he stated "I'm very concerned about the availability of methamphetamine right throughout New Zealand."; and if she agrees with the commissioner when is she going to give him the resources to address his concerns?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Of course I agree with the commissioner. He is absolutely right. The other issue around resourcing—as I have told him on numerous occasions he needs to just wait. But I would also say that police are doing an excellent job with what they have got now. The fact is that when we had surveys recently on public satisfaction with police and the service that people have got we had 85 percent of people in that member's area saying how satisfied they are with the police which is completely contrary to that member and his comments about the local police. Stuart Nash: Supplementary question?Mr SPEAKER: Order! No I think that on this occasion all supplementary questions have been used by the Labour member.Stuart Nash: Well that was lucky wasn't it?Mr SPEAKER: The member may say that."