Bennett David: Land Transport Management Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBennett David: Land Transport Management Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 08 May 2013. Volume:689;Page:9758. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East): I never thought I would say these words in this House but I wish Phil Twyford was back. Phil Twyford was the reasonable sensible face of Labour Party transport policy. Now the Labour Party has given up not only economic policy to the Green Party but transport policy to the Green Party. What kind of Labour Party are you? What kind of Opposition is the Labour Party when the Green Party dictates your policy and the Green Party tells you what to say in this House? Be a real Labour Party.Iain Lees-Galloway: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I believe that it is outside of Standing Orders to suggest that any members or parties are under the influence of any other group.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I do not—[Interruption] Order! I do not believe that the assertion was made that the member was under an influence. I understand that it is a reasonably fine point but I do not think that that assertion was made with clarity.DAVID BENNETT: Oh those members are so sensitive but they are going to be more sensitive when the regions of New Zealand hear these words the words coming from the Labour Party spokesperson on transport that the car is the least sustainable form of transport. I will say that again: the car is the least sustainable form of transport. Another thing he said in his speech was that there will be only CPI increases for the transport budget—only CPI increases. The other thing he said was that the Government is wasting money on outmoded transport infrastructure and big projects like monster highways. Labour will not support the roads of national significance. That is true is it not Darien Fenton? I know it is because in Hamilton we have the Waikato Expresswaybeing built. I would like to see the day when a Labour member of Parliament or Minister-in-waiting comes to Hamilton and actually says that.Iain Lees-Galloway: Been there.DAVID BENNETT: Ah they cannot come and say that. They came to the paper. It was in theWaikato Times a few months ago. Martin Gallagher that great MP from Hamilton West who is nearly as great as the current MP from Hamilton West asked the question of the Labour Party members: “Do you actually mean what you say?” and they would not answer. The members of the Labour Party would not answer that because they know that they cannot go to Hamilton and say that they are not going to support the roads of national significance.Hon Simon Bridges: What did Sue Moroney say?DAVID BENNETT: Sue Moroney does not have any opinion on this matter. That is the Labour Party: no opinion because it knows that it is bad policy.I wait for the day when that member Iain Lees-Galloway and the leader of the Labour Party come to Hamilton and are asked by the councillors and the mayor and all the big parties in Hamilton whether they are going to support the roads of national significance and the Waikato Expressway and they will not say a word. They will not say a word because they want to go into the next election having no commitment on this. But their real feeling is that they will not support it and today we have seen this in this House. That is a shame and that is why you are going to lose provincial votes. Do not give in to the Green Party any more. Be a true Labour Party: stand up for reason and for Labour Party values. You are not the Green Party. We look forward to this Land Transport Management Amendment Bill progressing through Parliament. Thank you.