McClay ToddHon TODD McCLAY (National—Rotorua): David Parker what a hard-working trade Minister. All of that negotiation from his desk in the Beehive. When he says we've got these challenges in the US around steel exports he writes a letter to them. He doesn't go and see them. And then he says It's only $40 million of trade. It doesn't really matter."What happened last year in the Budget was the last Government National announced $100 million the largest ever investment in trade policy. David Parker—nothing. Winston Peters has got almost a billion dollars for foreign affairs. David Parker—nothing. He is the comprehensive and progressive David Parker. He's just the same as he was in Opposition except he's put his Trans-Pacific Partnership protest sign down. But I'll tell you what as soon as he's back to Opposition he'll get it back out again and he'll be marching in the streets against trade deals because he's a wolf in Opposition; he's a lamb in Government. Mr Parker writing a letter from your plush chair where your desk sits in the Beehive is not cutting it when it comes to trade negotiation. But I do congratulate you on your progressive and comprehensive approach to writing letters.The last Government worked very hard on foreign affairs as this Government is and particularly when it comes to development assistance. I want to congratulate Winston Peters on a billion dollars of diplomats over doctors because he knows how to get money in a way that the Australians don't. The Australians in their Budget just last week actually siphoned off development assistance. They said they're keeping their foot on the throat of overseas development aid. I have a question—a simple question—for Mr Peters: whose throat did he have his foot on to get that billion dollars? And it will be well spent. At least he has an opportunity to stand up and tell us in this House tell every New Zealand taxpayer that there is the ability for all of these countries to absorb this money because it's hard-earned taxpayers' money. But he must also explain why the coalition Government is happy not to meet its commitments to New Zealanders but in place believes that this is a greater priority.Now I don't begrudge the money to be spent on the Pacific Islands and on other countries. It is very very important. But this Government has been left with very large surpluses much more money than was seen in any single year over the last nine years and the one thing we certainly see is they're very good at spending other people's money. So the commitment they must give is that the money that they'll be spending around the world will be well spent—an absolute guarantee of that—and then why this is a priority when they say they can't put the money they need to into almost every single other area of promise they made before the election.I want to talk about the investment in a new embassy. Congratulations on that. I'm still not sure why they've chosen Stockholm other than they said we closed it. We closed it so they want to go back there. Although we did hear the Prime Minister say all of a sudden that the European Union trade is important. We've just had the Foreign Minister in Europe visiting countries going to Brussels talking more about Russia than about trade with the European Union. But what they forgot to say is that in the largest ever one-year investment in trade under a New Zealand Government last year we committed to and are opening an embassy in Dublin because of the importance of both Brexit and the European Union; Sri Lanka because that's an important nation where we will have more trade; and Columbia as well. Three embassies last year—we were able to do that and meet our promises to New Zealanders. So why are New Zealanders getting one embassy and no doctors? Why are they getting 50 diplomats and the promise of cheaper doctors visits to all New Zealanders is being phased in? Well that's something that actually every New Zealander will be interested in.The thing is—and Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister will get to know this—if you're going to make commitments in the run-up to an election you absolutely have to meet them. Mr Peters I hope you make sure taxpayers' money is spent well. Congratulations on holding the Government to account and getting $1 billion for diplomats over doctors. I guess New Zealanders will judge whether that's a good use of money in so far as priorities are concerned. I can only assume that's the cost of becoming Prime Minister when you're in coalition with New Zealand First. Wouldn't it be good if we actually saw a bit of "New Zealand first" instead of every other country overseas first."