Roberts Angela; Salesa JennyANGELA ROBERTS (Labour): Mōrena. Fabulous pink in the House today. I just want to start by acknowledging all of the teachers and schools who are doing the mahi to support this kaupapa—speak up stand up to stop bullying; building inclusive schools. So thank you to everyone across the House who is acknowledging that kaupapa today.It is a great pleasure to stand and take a call on this bill. This is about the next steps in this process. So far it's been a really collaborative process. We have had business we have had workers and we have had Government at the table grappling with this wicked problem about securing our future. So it is absolutely appropriate that this bill is part of this Budget debate.It is about the next steps in building a coherent plan—it isn't the only part but a coherent plan as we are working towards building a just transition for our economy. It's not a knee-jerk reaction; it's not a sticking plaster. It's something that some of us have been working on for a long time.I just need to acknowledge my dear comrade Glen Bennett. We have been involved in the just transition conversation in Taranaki for years. I think it's really great to see this collaborative approach now coming at a system level. We have got this wonderful process and I guess when we ask why—we've been asked why; good question. Kirk Hope actually from Business New Zealand is really clear about why. He talks about when we have job losses they don't just harm individuals and their families but they affect businesses communities and the economy.When we were going about doing the work in Taranaki around just transition something that was really clear something that we committed to was about support and empowerment for workers during economic transition. This is business this is workers and this is our local communities who are having to stare down climate change and the impact it is having on our economy right in the face. As our Taranaki economy changes people who may have worked in one area for their whole life may find their skill set is no longer needed. We need a system where employers unions and Government support workers to develop new skills. So we've had this wonderful sophisticated conversation. We're not just talking about oil and gas as some people constantly do; we talk about energy. We're not just talking about our fabulous dairy sector but we're talking about food and fibre. So this is a really important part of building towards a just transition for workers for businesses and for our economy.It's really interesting—you know we hear the word socialist" thrown around as if it's some sort of insult. But I'd like to think that actually when I reflect on the just transition work that we have done in Taranaki there's maybe a bit more of a sophisticated way of looking at it. Our community decided on a shared responsibility on a collaborative approach to making sure that we carry our entire economy to a place that is secure and prosperous for everybody all right? So yeah a little bit of hope and a little bit of joy in our day as we acknowledge the significant work that has gone into this Budget to help make our future a great one.So finally I'd just like to reflect this bill is enabling. It isn't about "if"; this is about being really thoughtful and collaborative about building something that is futureproofed. And it is something that the rest of the OECD has pretty much sorted quite a while ago. The fact is that it is enabling and it continues to enable by requiring ACC to engage with representatives workers and employers. So don't panic—don't panic. The socialist approach which is actually about collaboration and finding solutions together so we can secure a future for our children that is one that is fabulous is something I am really really happy to support and so I recommend this bill to the House.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): The next call is a split call. I call on Penny Simmonds for five minutes."