Dean JacquiHon JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): Oh thank you Mr Chair because I'm very keen to make a contribution to this debate. I want to speak to the Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 109 in the name of Erica Stanford. It makes quite a significant change to clause 18. When I go to the bill and have a look at clause 18 and look at inserted clause 12A of new Part 6 of schedule 1 of the principal Act it says Transitional arrangements for employees of specified partnership schools …"—the SOP inserts a new clause 12AB.I do congratulate Erica Stanford for this clause because it's a very well-thought-out humanitarian type of clause which is for the benefit of the children of partnership schools as they transition into designated partnership schools which in itself is a travesty. That is something that's been well canvassed by members standing up in this committee tonight and at the Education and Workforce Committee as flawed as that process was thanks very much to this Government not allowing people to have their say on something which is so very important to our children in New Zealand. But Erica Stanford has stood up for those children as have a number of other colleagues on this side of the Chamber.So if I have a look at this new clause 12AB—"Transitional arrangements for funding of specified partnership school …: The funding arrangements that existed under the terms of the contract of a specified partnership school … that is or is to be replaced by a specified State school must be carried over to that specified State school for up to 5 years." Well how sensible is this SOP? Because what it means is for those children who are already in those partnership schools they will have the certainty and the security of knowing—well they won't know hopefully because they shouldn't have to bother themselves with details like this but we do and we should and we are. They will have the comfort and security and certainly their parents and supporters and caregivers will that the funding is in place for the next five years so that if the 13-year-old child is in one of these schools which is transitioning then they will know that until they leave the school at the age of 18 or earlier that level of funding that is there to support them in their learning will be there for them for the time of their school learning.One would hope that in the time of that five years upon the passage of this SOP there will be a change of Government and we will take a different approach to those children in our education system who need that extra support which has been provided by partnership schools.So I want to commend the member for this SOP. It is a humanitarian approach which I have to say is sadly lacking on behalf of this Government on behalf of this Minister—Chris Hipkins—who has been deaf dumb and blind to the impacts and the implications that will be brought about by the passage of this Education Amendment Bill. This Minister has been concerned not so much with the welfare of these children but instead has been absolutely concerned by the look—by the look—of partnership schools. How dare there be partnership schools in New Zealand's education system which are providing an outstanding support to those children who need their care. How dare they in the eyes of this Government—Hon Tracey Martin: Whangaruru.Hon JACQUI DEAN: —and the eyes of this Minister and this Associate Minister who's had a lot to say but most of it has been unintelligible this evening—how dare they?So I want to congratulate this SOP in the name of Erica Stanford and there are others on the Table. There are other SOPs that myself and other members who care about children who care about children's education are very keen to pick up and speak to. But in this debate on Part 1 of the Education Amendment Bill just simply inserting in clause 18 new clause 12AB transitional arrangements providing security of funding for the next five years surely must give rise to a sigh of relief from the teachers from the parents from the supporters and from the caregivers of those children in New Zealand in those partnership schools which are being forced to transition through to specified partnership schools; this must be giving them hope that on one side of the House there are people who care about the children."