Doocey MattMATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): It is a pleasure and an honour to rise in wholehearted support of the Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Bill in its third reading. I would just like to say what an exciting piece of legislation it is and what an exciting project to back youth services. I would just like to acknowledge all those people who work in the youth services and the hard work they do. What we do know is that when we look at the review of youth services in 2014 it found that four out of five of all the young people were in education were in training or were in part-time or full-time employment. What a great initiative and what great services to support some of the most vulnerable young people we have because we on this side of the House know that the way to get these vulnerable young people back on track is to get them into employment get them into education and get them into training so that they will go on to be productive members in New Zealand society. I would just like to let those vulnerable young people know that it was the Opposition that said no to this bill. The Opposition does not want them to engage in youth services that will provide them with vital education employment and training and that will help them go on and be productive members of society. How arrogant. What an arrogant Opposition which is preventing vulnerable young adults from gaining what they need to succeed in life. Well I am proud to be on this side of the House which is backing those young people and backing those youth services. That is making such a vital difference in our young people's lives. When you look at those young people and the complexity of working with those young people 38 percent are victims of domestic violence 76 percent are victims of emotional neglect 5 percent are homeless or are victims of sexual abuse and pretty much all of them have disengaged from mainstream education and that is why it is right that we invest in these social services. They provide intensive and active wraparound services that will put these young people at the heart of the care that they need to help them get out of benefit dependency. We know when we look at people who go on the job seeker's benefit that there is about a 6-month window of opportunity. If we can get in there in those first 6 months we can steer them into a direction of employment training and education because we do know that when you look at the future liability of dependence of beneficiaries most of them have got on the benefit at an early age in life. If you go on at the age of 18 or 19 you are resigned to being on there for 13 years and that is what the Opposition wants. It is happy for those people to languish there for over 13 years and that is an arrogant Opposition. So on this side of the House—Louisa Wall: No one believes you.MATT DOOCEY: —we are investing in youth services. We are opening up the provision and the entitlement that our vulnerable young—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! I am just going to interrupt the member and ask my colleague Louisa Wall not to indicate that about the Speaker. Thank you. Tom Doocey.MATT DOOCEY: Tom Doocey? Matt Doocey—thank you very much Mr Assistant Speaker.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Oh Matt Doocey. I remember the talented one.MATT DOOCEY: But it is good to hear my father getting good name recognition after those 22 international games that he refereed. So back to this bill when we look at these young people what we want to do is to get them into education employment and training. We know that when we put $1 into these youth services it will result in a reduction of $2.53 of future liability. This is about social investment. We are investing in projects that will go on and benefit young people and ultimately with our Better Public Services targets—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): No. Order! I regret interrupting the member again. I am going to have to warn my colleague Louisa Wall now that one cannot interject across the House asking for members to be honest because what that implies is that they are being dishonest and if one believes that then the appropriate approach is to write a letter to the Speaker on a privileges matter or to debate it if the member thinks that the person is being accidental rather than deliberate in their approach. So I will not have that sort of interjection.MATT DOOCEY: Thank you very much Mr Assistant Speaker. This is a $61 million investment into young people. The sooner we pass this legislation the better. That is why I will sit down and that is why I urge Opposition speakers to take a short call so that this legislation can be passed tonight and our young people will be supported into being productive members of society. Thank you.