11. Overseas Investment—Creswell NZ LtdHon DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East) to the Minister for Land InformationOverseas Investment—Creswell NZ Ltd11. Hon DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East) to the Minister for Land Information: Does she stand by all her actions and statements in regard to the Creswell NZ Ltd application?Hon EUGENIE SAGE (Minister for Land Information): Yes in their appropriate context.Hon David Bennett: Will the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill make any changes to the tests that were applied to determine the Creswell NZ application?SPEAKER: Order! I first of all want to receive an assurance that the introduction of that bill is the responsibility of this Minister. [Interruption] No. David Bennett—further supplementary.Hon David Bennett: What independent economic advice did the Minister receive to determine that there was a substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand from the Creswell NZ application?Hon EUGENIE SAGE: I and the Associate Minister of Finance the Hon David Clark received advice from the Overseas Investment Office as we do with other applications. There was information about the increased number of jobs 60; the increased investment $42.5 million; the increased export receipts.Hon David Bennett: Why didn't she follow the precedent of other Ministers such as in the Lochinver Station and Auckland Airport decisions in declining those applications where the Overseas Investment Office had recommended approving the decision?Hon EUGENIE SAGE: Because the criteria in sections 16 and 17 of the Overseas Investment Act refer to substantial and identifiable" benefits and the information provided showed that the application satisfied those criteria. So I made the decision under the law.Hon Gerry Brownlee: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Just with regard to your ruling out that first supplementary the Minister may not be responsible for the bill that's currently before the House but is surely responsible for advice that would have been provided in the formation of that bill. The question was about the advice that would have been provided by way of asking: "Is it a provision?"Rt Hon Winston Peters: With respect Mr Brownlee can't belatedly raise that issue. He has to raise his point of order at the time. He didn't.SPEAKER: That is accurate.Hon Gerry Brownlee: Speaking to the point of order that is accurate but we're still on that question and while—I'm only working at a slightly faster pace than the Deputy Prime Minister Mr Speaker. [Interruption] SPEAKER: Order! We now have I think four Ministers who have interjected while Mr Brownlee has been on his feet for a point of order. I think it's fair to say that there is some basis for the reply to the point of order on the part of the Deputy Prime Minister. I think it's around Speakers' ruling 20/3 which is the immediacy—it is important to raise things immediately. It is also a question of remedy. We're now well past that supplementary question. I asked whether the member had responsibility for the area she was being asked questions about. She indicated that she did not and I just accepted that.Hon Gerry Brownlee: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Well just to clear this up because I thought—I have viewed the House today running in a fairly smooth sort of way which you've desired and I thought it was inappropriate to interrupt the flow of the questions until we got to the end of it. But I think it's a really interesting point that if there is a bill before the House which a Minister clearly should have an input into on the basis that their name is not on the bill they don't have to answer any questions about that input. I think that would be very bad for the House's scrutiny of the executive. And—SPEAKER: Can—Hon Gerry Brownlee: If I may while I'm on my feet?SPEAKER: Sure.Hon Gerry Brownlee: Given that there were four interjections and we're slightly short of supplementaries for the next question how do you feel about that?SPEAKER: Well on the fact that the side's a couple up and unfortunately some of the members who were supporting him also were involved in the exercise I think we'll leave that there. What I am going to do is ask David Bennett to ask the question exactly as he did ask it. It gives me the opportunity to review my decision because we're going quite well on time and I'm feeling generous.Hon David Bennett: Will the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill make any changes to the tests that were applied to determine the Creswell NZ application?SPEAKER: Sorry—as I ruled earlier—unlike as was indicated to me it being a question of advice there was no suggestion of advice in there. It was a factual question around a bill for which the Minister has no responsibility and I reiterate my decision to rule it out. Any further supplementaries Mr Bennett?Hon David Bennett: Did we get an extra supp or—SPEAKER: Well you're not getting that one. Having it again doesn't count but you're not getting an extra one for getting it wrong.Hon David Bennett: No no—for the others.SPEAKER: Right."