Young JonathanJONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): Well we certainly hope that the next Budget that that party brings has got far more aspiration and hope for this country than this Budget.This Budget is a disappointing Budget because it does not use the resources of taxpayers for the best gain. I am disappointed that Whānau Ora has not been funded to the capacity that it ought to because it's a good policy and it was brokered by a very progressive party called the Māori Party. I believe that it had and continues to have a very good aspiration and organisation to it.When I think about the speech of my colleague David Bennett from Hamilton East and his concerns around the corrections system and the absolute derision that members of the Government have about this institution called the Department of Corrections—we have a very good police system in New Zealand. It has been upheld and recognised around the world. They have a policy and a mode of operation called Prevention First. We all understand that when people end up in the corrections system it's the long end of a tale of failure not only of that person but often of the society and community around them. But it's not always their fault either because there are choices that people make and there are choices that are also imposed on them simply by their background.But what we see through the New Zealand Police is a tremendous attitude of working with people in Prevention First so that it will prevent crime before it happens. Then through their activity through their behaviour through their law-breaking if they do end up in the corrections department then what we have seen as I have visited many prisons in this nation—I have seen rehabilitation and reintegration and those two terms can get lost in people's thinking. I have seen people learn how to read and write and become educated and learn trade skills and they have earned in their own stead great self-pride in their achievements and self-respect. That's what we want New Zealanders to have and it has happened through the corrections system because it was funded.It's not a matter of ever throwing away the key because that's never the case unless there are very specific circumstances for the safety of New Zealanders. There is always the intention that somebody who enters the correction system will exit it and there is a very good probation service that supports them in the community. Yes it's a tough job because there are communities and there are families that not only need to have the reintegration of family members but also need protection. So for all of those points that my colleague raised in terms of areas where there's no longer a measure they are areas of concern because you can't change something which you can't measure in terms of inclusion acceptance support—all of that aroha. But at the same time we want people to progress in life and so we need to apply the resources we have and the intent we have and I'm disappointed that this Budget isn't doing that to the extent that it could.I would have to say that as I look across what's happening in our society I do have concerns and I do have disappointment in the decisions of this Government. I see nothing in that space of energy and resources when we have seen such a devastating decision by this Government that has the effect of knee-capping not only an industry but the hopes and aspirations of those who contribute to it. I believe that—and I look to my colleague across the way who administers the Provincial Growth Fund and I know that he has an intent to bring some lift and transition to the people of Taranaki. But I ask him: 4500 people that will see in the horizon in the distance the end of their employment and their hopes and their aspirations—what's going to keep them in Taranaki? What's going to keep them in New Zealand when they have skills and they have qualifications that find them attractive to most other countries in the world? What's going to happen not only to the region I come from and the industry that I support; but what's going to happen to New Zealand when we start to have those shortages when we start to have the—Kieran McAnulty: Scaremongering—that's all this is.JONATHAN YOUNG: —huge demand upon electrification that we don't have the capacity or the infrastructure to support? And you might say scaremongering"; why don't you learn and dig a little bit deeper about the information that you think you know—Madam Assistant Speaker I understand what you're going to say.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Thank you.JONATHAN YOUNG: The member opposite needs to think a little bit more deeply and also investigate a little bit more thoroughly around the issues and the decisions that the Government have made. I believe that it's been a very poor decision. I don't see much in this Budget that will support that industry and I think they have been cast adrift and left on their own and we'll just see what will come of that.I certainly believe that there is a very important part to play for that industry in our society and right around the world that is also the case. When we think about the energy needs of New Zealand it's very important that we have security of supply that not only do we expect when we go home every day that we'll be able to turn on our lights and all those sorts of things but that industry can do the same because they're the people who employ New Zealanders and they're the ones who need to have an efficient and cost-effective energy supply to their industries.I remember back in 2011 when there was an earth shift in northern parts of Taranaki and the Māui pipeline cracked in one of its seams. It was interesting because I went to visit and look at this massive pipe that was being repaired. I went there with Hekia Parata the Minister of Energy and Resources at the time and saw that there was a very skilled welder—the sort of welder that is above the average because they were welding steel that had gas in it and it's an incredibly skilful job with a very careful operation and procedure that they must follow. He was one of the people who 30 years earlier had actually put it in place. That proves the longevity of that sort of employee because they are highly skilled highly sought after and highly paid. This is what we do not want to lose. But as they repaired that pipeline and as they had to close it down for that repair it took 138 hours. Over that period of time the north of Taranaki economy—the upper North Island economy—lost $200 million.So what happened is that the Government under the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment needed to ascertain the issue around energy security so they did a study. If there was such an outage that lasted longer than just one week; if it lasted a month—very similar to the refinery to Auckland pipeline—what would be the economic effects on New Zealand? So they looked at just the upper North Island where only 60 percent of the gas connections are and they ascertained that over a four-week period there would be a half a billion dollar loss to the economy—to industries to companies to businesses who needed that gas.I would ask members opposite and also Mr Shane Jones who has the opportunity through his Provincial Growth Fund to make a difference in this country what are you going to do to replace that when he and many others have been part of a decision to bring that energy supply to an accelerated end? Because this is where it starts to affect not just a region not just an industry not just thousands of jobs; but it starts to affect businesses all over our country who employ New Zealanders. I believe that we must be very prudent and thoughtful about these sorts of decisions. We should not make them because of ideological positions because we know in this decision around ending offshore oil and gas it makes no difference to New Zealand's emissions. There's nothing in this Budget that actually does or says anything about the future of New Zealand's industries around the security of energy. I think that this Government needs to think more deeply and differently than the way they presently are. I'm very disappointed.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Order! Sorry—your time has expired."