8. Question No. 8—PoliceCHRIS BISHOP (National—Hutt South) to the Minister of PoliceQuestion No. 8—Police8. CHRIS BISHOP (National—Hutt South) to the Minister of Police: Did he make the statement to TVNZ in December in regard to the Matthew Dow petition seeking the urgent introduction of random roadside drug testing there's a discussion document that's been approved by Cabinet that's going out to the public early next year" and if so on what date did Cabinet approve the discussion document?Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Deputy Prime Minister) on behalf of the Minister of Police: In response to media questions on the road toll and drug-driving including the one with TVNZ on New Year's Eve I confirm that Cabinet decided to undertake public consultation. This Cabinet decision was made in September. Cabinet has approved the consultation document and its release is due shortly. Chris Bishop: Is it correct to say that a consultation document like the Minister has just said is the same as the discussion document he mentioned on New Year's Eve? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: On behalf of the Minister words do matter but sometimes you can be too picky with words. Chris Bishop: Why has the discussion document—or consultation document to use the Minister's words—not been released yet when he said it would be released early next year? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: On behalf of the Minister did he mean early this year or early next year because next year hasn't arrived yet. [Interruption] SPEAKER: Order! Both sides. Chris Bishop: Why has the discussion document on roadside drug-testing that he told TVNZ on New Year's Eve 2018 would be released early next year—i.e. this year—not been released yet? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: On behalf of the Minister what happened was that getting ready for the release a tragic terrorist event happened on 15 March in Christchurch and it so happens that the head of road safety for police Mike Clement is also the head of police operations in Christchurch with respect to that terrorist event. That's why it was delayed for a very obvious and understandable reason. It will be released shortly. Chris Bishop: How on earth can the events of Christchurch involving a deputy commissioner that have nothing to do with roadside drug-testing have delayed the release of a document that he just told the House was prepared and confirmed in September 2018? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: On behalf of the Minister for the most obvious reasons. While a document might be prepared its continued refinement may still be central to the Government's thinking. Can I say that why Mr Mike Clement is important is because he heads the police road safety campaign and having said that can I say the previous Government since 2009 had done nothing—including two Cabinet papers that the Hon David Bennett took on drug-driving—and they deferred and made no decisions at all. Chris Bishop: Does he think it is acceptable that when Cabinet approves a discussion document on the very important issue of roadside drug-testing the Government nine months later has not released it to the public despite telling the family of a particular individual killed last year on New Year's Eve that it would be released early next year? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: On behalf of the Minister the statement made to the family was always intended to be performed on. It will be performed on. It will happen but the fact is we had a tragedy: the terrorist act on 15 March this year. That is understandable but what is not understandable is the appalling misuse of someone's misery for narrow venal political points. Alastair Scott: I seek leave of the House for the Land Transport (Random Oral Fluid Testing) Amendment Bill in my name to be set down as the first members' order of the day on the next members' day. SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that? Yes there is. It will not be set down."