3. Todd Barclay—Southland Electorate Office Allegations Prime Ministerial ConductRt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime MinisterTodd Barclay—Southland Electorate Office Allegations Prime Ministerial Conduct3. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements on the Todd Barclay matter; if so why?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH (Prime Minister): Yes; because I said them.Rt Hon Winston Peters: When he said I have no responsibility" for the Todd Barclay matter why did he send over 450 text messages to Glenys Dickson many early in the morning and late at night in the 12 months before she resigned on 7 February 2016?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: That is no matter of ministerial responsibility so I cannot comment on it further.Mr SPEAKER: Order! I am just waiting for some silence on my left.Rt Hon Winston Peters: If he had no responsibility as he says why did he send Glenys Dickson 31 text messages in the days immediately before her resignation?Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: Well just the same answer—I have no ministerial responsibility for that and so I cannot comment on it any further.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Why does he say he has nothing further to add because Glenys Dickson received 22 text messages on 6 February the day before she resigned and a further 26 text messages in the 6 days after she resigned? Why did he not add that when the media asked him what he knew about it?Mr SPEAKER: Again in so far as there may be prime ministerial responsibility the right honourable Prime Minister.Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: Just the same answer—I have no ministerial responsibility for that. The whole matter is being dealt with by a police investigation.Richard Prosser: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker.Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! It is a point of order and I wish to hear it in silence.Richard Prosser: The Prime Minister did answer the primary question which was a question on notice asked to him in his capacity as Prime Minister. I am a little puzzled and seek your guidance Mr Speaker as to how he can now refuse to answer supplementary questions along the same lines by saying that there is no ministerial responsibility.Mr SPEAKER: I am very happy to give the member my guidance and this will be the third time that I have given him my guidance on this matter. There have been a number of statements made by the Prime Minister and I am not now able to judge whether he has made them as Prime Minister as the former electorate member for that particular electorate as the leader of the National caucus or in what other capacity. The only person who knows on what basis he has made any of those comments is the Prime Minister himself. He is the only one who can answer that question and that is the third time I have risen to my feet to give exactly the same answer to Mr Prosser so please take note of it on this occasion.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Could the Prime Minister inform us when he says "I have nothing further to add" that this document has hundreds and hundreds of text message records from himself to Glenys Dickson—someone with whom he has claimed in this House to have had no peripheral interest when it came to her occupation or her employment or her sacking or removal from office? Why could he not just tell the public the truth on the matter?Mr SPEAKER: Order! The last part of that question is completely unnecessary. The Prime Minister can answer the first part in so far as there is—Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Whether it is unnecessary is not for you to decide. I am asking him whether he will tell the public exactly what went on with the taxpayers' money.Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member will resume his seat. I refer him to Standing Order 380. It is very lucky for the member that I am allowing the first part of his question to stand and for the Prime Minister to have the opportunity to respond in so far as there is prime ministerial responsibility.Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH: That is right. I do not have any ministerial responsibility for that."