10. Question No. 10—Small BusinessNAISI CHEN (Labour) to the Minister for Small BusinessQuestion No. 10—Small Business10. NAISI CHEN (Labour) to the Minister for Small Business: What further support is the Government providing to help keep small retailers safe?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN (Minister for Small Business): Last week I was pleased to announce that the Government is expanding its assistance to small retailers through extra funding for the fog cannon subsidy scheme. It's vital as a Government that we continue to support our retailers through crime prevention. The extra $11 million for the fund means a total commitment so far of around $20 million to date. As a Government we are committed to tackling crime from both ends. We are enabling those small-business owners to feel safe in their workplace while reducing the causes of crime by enabling programmes like circuit-breaker.Naisi Chen: How many installations have benefited from the fog cannon subsidy scheme?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: Over 700 installations of fog cannons have been completed so far through the fog cannon subsidy scheme with 500 more installations booked and on the way. This includes installations of 396 dairies 103 bottle stores 31 service stations 28 jewellers and 16 pharmacies. This is in addition to Police's complementary Retail Crime Prevention Programme which has completed 1640 security interventions installed across 225 stores. The retailers involved in these programmes that I talk to have told me that having a fog cannon in their stores helps them feel more secure. That's why we continue to support this work.Naisi Chen: Which regions have seen the most support from the fog cannon subsidy scheme?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: The fog cannon subsidy scheme has completed installations right across the country including 279 in Auckland 122 in Canterbury 120 in Wellington and 60 in the Waikato. Of the future installations booked 199 are in Auckland 173 are in Waikato 60 are in Canterbury and 42 are in Wellington. With a number of applications still in progress interest in the fog cannon scheme continues to be strong.Hon Mark Mitchell: Why does the Minister think that Pak 'N Save workers are having to start to wear body cameras to protect themselves from violence?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: I acknowledge that retail crime is a problem and I encourage those businesses to take up all the opportunities available to them to keep themselves safe in their workplace.Naisi Chen: What wider work is the Government doing to support small businesses from crime?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: Alongside our work to secure businesses and support victims of retail crime the Government is funding programmes to hold young people to account who are committing these crimes while also working to get them back on track. Programmes like Kotahi Te Whakaaro has seen good success so far with 82 percent of young people referred to the programme not reoffending or the circuit-breaker programme to intervene within 24 hours if a young person is a recidivist offender and stop them from committing further crime. This demonstrates this Government is tackling crime from both ends.Hon Mark Mitchell: Why does the Minister think that Michael Hill jeweller workers now have a 50 percent turnover with many of them not wanting to go into the shop and being subjected last week to a machete attack inside the Glenfield Michael Hill jewellers?Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: I acknowledge particularly Michael Hill jeweller has had a number of issues around the country but that's even more reason why we need 1800 more police on the front line to make sure our communities are kept safer.