Moroney Sue: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMoroney Sue: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 19 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13552. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]12.SUE MORONEY (Labour) to theMinister of Women’s Affairs: Does her Ministry provide gender implications statements on proposed legislative or policy measures being considered by Cabinet?Hon JO GOODHEW (Minister of Women’s Affairs): This Government is fully committed to improving outcomes for New Zealand women. All Public Service departments are expected to integrate gender analysis into their policy development. A gender implications statement is required for all papers submitted to the Cabinet social policy committee. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs also provides advice to me as required on the gender impacts of specific papers going to Cabinet committees other than the Cabinet social policy committee.Sue Moroney: So given that the answer to that question was no—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Just ask the question.Sue Moroney: Does the Minister think this mainstreaming approach is working when her Cabinet colleagues in the areas of labour justice and tertiary education have just demonstrated today that they are all pursuing legislation and policies that adversely affect women?Hon JO GOODHEW: I absolutely refute the member’s assertion. In fact if we look at this Government’s Better Public Services we will see that we are as a Government working across many portfolios towards reducing long-term welfare dependency an area where women are overrepresented; boosting skills and employment—again that will positively affect women—and reducing crime and offending. In case it has escaped the notice of the Opposition women are overrepresented in our crime statistics as victims.Sue Moroney: Why is her ministry reporting that no action is being taken on 18 of the recommendations made to this Government by the United Nation’s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women including the recommendation to improve representation on the family violence task force and the recommendation to determine the gender impact of collective bargaining reforms—no action?Hon JO GOODHEW: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is reported on each 4 years. Each 6 months the Ministry of Women’s Affairs meets with people who are working towards this and who are interested in the outcomes. I think there were from memory some 46 recommendations. Some of those recommendations this Government—this Government—is never going to sign up to because they include quotas.Sue Moroney: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! This is a point of order. [Interruption] Order! This is a point of order and it will be heard in silence.Sue Moroney: I seek leave to table a document internal to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs that tracks the current situation with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women recommendations.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? [Interruption] Order! The member can object. I take that as an objection. There is objection.Sue Moroney: Has she given any advice to the Minister of Labour over his consideration of intervening—[Interruption] I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. It is actually quite difficult to get this important question out when Tau Henare is barracking across the Chamber.Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member will start her question again please.Sue Moroney: Has she given any advice to the Minister of Labour over his consideration of intervening in the Kristine Bartlett case to ensure equal pay for women in low-paid occupations?Hon JO GOODHEW: No.