O'Connor SimonSIMON O'CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): I am very pleased to take a call in this second reading. Look there are many people to acknowledge and I think it is important first and foremost though before doing so to acknowledge what is an incredibly significant piece of legislation.Dr David Clark: I should have acknowledged the chair—my apologies. Good work Chair.SIMON O'CONNOR: You can always take a point of order Dr Clark. Fifty-five thousand New Zealanders will from 1 July see a significant increase in their income and I think what we heard in the committee as well is that there will be relativities—in other words flow-on effects to a wider group of New Zealanders as well—particularly in the care sector. As I noted before in the first reading these are people who are often doing the jobs in our community for our most vulnerable that many of us would not be able to fathom. So my thanks start with them for the work that they are doing and for the recognition that is coming from 1 July—recognition in the part of wages but there is something much wider too and that is the recognition I think of all of us here in voice for what they do.Can I thank the submitters for coming in. As the Minister and others have indicated this was a very quick process not for any other reason but to make sure that this agreement is in place and operable from 1 July. So to the various providers the unions the individuals who came in and spoke thank you for your time in articulating your support and in a number of instances those concerns. Many of them sat outside the scope of the bill. We have attempted to acknowledge those in our report but they sit with us as members of Parliament as we continue forward.As others have done I want to thank the officials. They did an amazing job as we sat early in the mornings and throughout the day into the evening even on non-sitting days. They were tireless right up until today continuing to provide us advice. So on the record I want to thank the officials and the advisers and the clerks for their tremendous work. I think it is also important if I might to acknowledge the other members of the Health Committee. They too often had to give up events in their constituencies or otherwise work with their fellow MPs to be in that committee for many many hours last week to deliver this bill back to the House today and I look forward today and in the coming days to progressing this quickly.There are a number of very positive aspects to this bill but one that sticks with me is that tripartite engagement that we have seen work so well between—in this case—unions employers and the Crown. We saw it a while back actually when we looked at the whole pay element for those who are travelling. That was a really good—not so much a precedent but certainly my first experience of it. We have seen it here again with this carers bill and the constructive engagement I think was very clear to all of us involved with the committee. So once again I want to thank all those groups for coming forward. I am sure we will get to various points of discussion around leave and around what was negotiated in the Committee of the whole House and I do not want to hold things up there but really I give thanks to all involved and particularly to our advisers.