1. Prime Minister—Statements on TargetsRt Hon BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime MinisterORAL QUESTIONSQUESTIONS TO MINISTERSPrime Minister—Statements on Targets1. Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement made on her behalf in the House on Thursday 9 November that the Government will make decisions on appropriate targets in due course"?Hon KELVIN DAVIS (Acting Prime Minister): Yes.Rt Hon Bill English: Is it her Government's policy to target "building 100000 affordable homes over 10 years" as stated by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in the House?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Yes.Rt Hon Bill English: Mr Speaker—[Interruption]—does the Prime Minister therefore also stand by—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Mr Bridges just lost his side a supplementary question.Rt Hon Bill English: Does the Prime Minister also stand by the statements made by the housing Minister that there are three ways the Government would implement KiwiBuild: first by stepping into already under way building developments like Hobsonville Point and securing a large number of new residences there; secondly by buying off-the-plan units in planned developments like new high-rise CBD apartment blocks; and thirdly by creating its own development sites?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Yes and no.Rt Hon Bill English: So does that mean the Prime Minister does not stand by the statements made by the housing Minister that part of KiwiBuild is not building new houses but to buy existing houses?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: No. I stand by the Minister's statement to build 100000 affordable homes.Rt Hon Bill English: With respect to the setting of appropriate targets will the Government be counting as part of the 100000 buying units that are bought off the plan or already planned new residences in Hobsonville Point that are purchased by the Government?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Decisions on interim targets to achieve these housing policies will be made in due course.Rt Hon Bill English: In the statements made by the Government does the word "build" mean "build" or does it mean "buy"?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: It means "build".Rt Hon Bill English: Will the Prime Minister then correct the housing Minister who has said publicly that one of the ways they will achieve 100000 houses is not to build some of those houses but to buy off-the-plan units in high-rise CBD apartment blocks already planned or to buy houses already under way being built at Hobsonville Point and other places?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Off-the-plan houses haven't been built.Rt Hon Bill English: Does the Prime Minister therefore agree with the statement by the Reserve Bank indicating that in their view about half of the 100000 houses will be offset by reduced private sector development and therefore not only will the Government not be building 100000 new houses but there will be a net gain of maybe 50000?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: No we respectfully disagree.Rt Hon Bill English: Does the same kind of tricky wording apply to the goal of 1800 extra sworn-in police or is it simply an aspirational goal as stated by the police Minister?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Decisions on targets such as the 1800 new police will be made in due course but we will work towards that goal over the three years.Rt Hon Bill English: Does the Prime Minister stand by her statement on 24 October that the additional police resource will cost "an extra $40 million"?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: Yes those costs have been finalised.Rt Hon Bill English: Is the Prime Minister aware that the likely cost is around $200 million and does that affect the likelihood of achieving 1800 sworn-in police as the Government said is its target?Hon KELVIN DAVIS: I would have to check the member's figures."