Bayly Andrew; Tolley AnneANDREW BAYLY (National—Hunua): Thank you Madam Speaker. It's a pleasure to be talking on the Public Service Legislation Bill. I just want to start by saying the New Zealand public sector is normally regarded as being top-notch one of the best in the world. So I think in that context we should be looking at what this bill is seeking to achieve which is a further improvement to make sure that our Government entities are the best that they can be. I think we're all aware of the need to be able to have multiple entities working together to achieve a better and a more holistic outcome. We were certainly trying it and doing it when we were in Government and obviously this bill is another way of furthering that intent. I think sometimes we have missed out on the opportunity. A case in point: often when we are building a hospital—and Dunedin is an example of that; we've got a major hospital spend under way—I think in many cases a lot of Government entities will regard that as a project in itself which is to build a new medical facility at substantial cost and that's fine and it needs to meet the needs of health and medical needs of New Zealanders going forward. But those sort of projects have the ability to offer much more than that. They could offer roading advantages and what that might mean—how a city layout is configured after the construction of the hospital. It might have an element of Housing New Zealand where new houses are built. All those sort of wider economic projects and context which often also have a council overlay are an opportunity to actually achieve much wider outcomes rather than purely delivering a new hospital. I think this is the type of legislation that might help in achieving those sort of outcomes. So in that regard obviously we are very supportive of it. We certainly have tried to do it ourselves. I think the ability to look at appointing leaders who will be appointed for their skills in functional leadership is another aspect that's quite different and I think to administer funding and employ people on a cross sort of service or functional lines is an additional element which is provided for in this bill. But I think there are a couple of things we're concerned about in the bill and one is that there are times when certain entities will want to be very commercial in their approach. They won't want to be fettered or in fact inhibited in making quick decisions and moving quickly and I think there is a line that needs to be drawn about when that might take place—and also some of the provisions around the collective employment provisions which no doubt will be thrashed out in the select committee. But I think in general I'm looking forward to seeing this come through to the Governance and Administration Committee. It's an interesting concept. It also does raise the issue not only about how State services and public services are organised but also how Ministers are organised to actually manage this new type of entity. But the last thing I would say is I think it's a shame that this piece of legislation has been brought to the House so late in this parliamentary cycle and consequently there is a rush to see it pushed through the consultation process. I think that's slightly unfortunate because it's more worthy than that and certainly hopefully the select committee gets a good opportunity to assess it and to make some further recommendations. Thank you very much.DEPUTY SPEAKER: This is a split call.