Lotu-Iiga Sam: Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLotu-Iiga Sam: Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 10 July 2013. Volume:692;Page:11927. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie):Talofa lava and good evening. Look it is an honour for me to speak on this the Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill. This bill demonstrates what is wrong with the Labour Party today—it demonstrates what is wrong with the Labour Party today. I look across at Moana Mackey a person I have a lot of respect for as an intelligent articulate young woman inside the Labour Party. Grant Robertson decides to give poor Moana Mackey this bill to come into this House with and act like this is going to make a difference to New Zealanders. I am sorry but this bill which tries to re-enact something that the National Government has already repealed is a waste of our time in this Parliament. It is a waste of our time deliberating on this bill.I say to Moana Mackey that I know that she is on the backbenches doing the numbers for Mr Cunliffe. I know that Moana Mackey is doing a good job at undermining the current leadership of the Labour Party but Moana have a bit of pride and do not bring these types of ridiculous bills to this House—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Order!Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA: —for us to debate. What National stands for—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Order! [Interruption ] Order! The member must use another member’s full name. Do not do that.Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA: What this bill represents is a back-to-the-past approach to energy supply. First and foremost Labour wants a single electricity buyer—a single electricity buyer. It is going back to the days when there were blackouts. It is going back to the Labour regime between 1999 and 2008 where electricity prices increased by 72 percent over 9 years. It accuses the National Government of sitting on its hands although 78 percent of energy is renewable which is higher than any level—any level—that the Labour Party achieved in its 9 years. In the last 4½ years of the National Government we have seen price increases of around 16 percent—16 percent—and yet in 9 years twice as long the prices went up 72 percent.The key message here is please do not bring these types of foolish bills to this House. The ban on thermal energy was totally unnecessary. Labour knows and Mr Bakshi will point out in his speech that in terms of renewable energy in terms of geothermal energy the types of consents for Castle Hill a wind farm which will come online—Iain Lees-Galloway: Can you cover all of that in 1 minute?Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA: Mr—sorry I do not even know your name. What is your name sir? He says: “What about it?”. Well 78 percent renewable energy—[Interruption ] I am sorry but this Government is bringing prices down. We are bringing renewable energy sources online and—Moana Mackey: No you’re not.Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA: Yes we are. Poor Moana! I really feel for Moana who can come into this House and—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Order!Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA: Moana Mackey. Grant Robertson gives her a bill that is totally redundant and that will get voted down because it is a ridiculous piece of legislation. I have a lot of respect for you—I have a lot of respect for you—but this is ridiculous I am sorry. The ban was enacted in 2008 but we have got to have trust in the emissions trading scheme that the Labour Government put in place and we have supported. That has led to lower electricity prices and security of supply. I am sorry but we cannot vote for this bill because it isBack to the Future stuff and it is totally unreliable.