6. Refugees—Vetting ProcessRt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime MinisterRefugees—Vetting Process6. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; and if so how?Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): Yes; by standing here and saying so.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Does he stand by a statement in November last year that refugees go through a proper vetting process and a lot of work is done to establish that they are genuine refugees."; if so why?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: In answer to the first part of the question yes.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Does he have confidence in the Refugee Status Board which is responsible for approving or declining applications for refugees and for protection status in New Zealand; if so why?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: I do not have intimate knowledge—the member would really need to put that question down to the Minister—but I do not have any advice that it should have concern to me.Rt Hon Winston Peters: If he does not have advice then why did he make the statement in the first place given that the Immigration and Protection Tribunal has overturned hundreds of decisions since 2011 made by refugee and protection officers who have interviewed each claimant; and would he agree that the claim process is seriously flawed?Mr SPEAKER: There are two questions there. The Prime Minister can address one of them.Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Firstly the member using a big growly voice will not make me feel any more frightened. Secondly we stand by the view because there is a very thorough process that both the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goes through and then our own immigration people when it comes to vetting people who come to New Zealand.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Why would he make the statement that refugees "go through a proper vetting process and a lot of work is done to establish that they are genuine refugees." if he does not know given his previous answer that that is a fact?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Because it is correct and because if the member goes back and looks at the question he asked me it was about the particular entity in question and whether I had any concerns about it. I do not know information about the particular entity; I know about the process. But I have not had any information that would indicate to me that there is a problem with the entity.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Amongst numerous examples how could an Iranian man granted refugee status in 1998 on fraudulent grounds subsequently make six return trips to Iran have that refugee status revoked in 2007 yet overturned by the tribunal in 2013?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: The member will appreciate that I cannot comment on an individual case.Rt Hon Winston Peters: How can the Prime Minister assure New Zealanders that we are not allowing in people who do not respect our laws and allowing people who are coming here to treat women as cattle unless they are first fully vetted?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: There are two important points to the debate. Firstly people are vetted and a part of that vetting includes an interview to see whether they are likely to have and share the sorts of values that are consistent with New Zealand society. Secondly when they come to New Zealand as part of the process they go through at Māngere there is an induction into the New Zealand way of life. It includes things like New Zealand's laws and customs and culture. It includes aspects of the way of our life like how we treat women and children that homosexuality is OK and how we treat our environment.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Putting aside that no one knows where "Mānge-ray" is—Mr SPEAKER: Can I have the supplementary question please without the lead in?Hon Gerry Brownlee: That's all right. The member doesn't know where Northland is.Mr SPEAKER: Order!Rt Hon Winston Peters: Yes that is why you got wiped out son. That is why you lost it.Mr SPEAKER: Order! Can I refer the member to Speaker's ruling 190/1: "Supplementary questions must not be prefaced with a statement." Could the member now ask his supplementary question please.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Who does he have confidence in: the refugee and protection officers who interview each claimant or the tribunal which has in countless cases subsequently overturned their decisions on appeal?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: I have confidence that the system works at all levels.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Can I table two documents? The first is a very-difficult-to-find tribunal case—[Interruption]—Mr SPEAKER: Order! I want to hear this in silence.Rt Hon Winston Peters: —dated 2 May 2013 and the second is a refugee and protection claim process map prepared on request. That is from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in 2015.Mr SPEAKER: I will put the leave for both those documents: a tribunal case dated 2 May 2013 and an MBIE document. Is there any objection to that? There is objection."