4. Question No. 4—Prime MinisterCHRISTOPHER LUXON (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime MinisterQuestion No. 4—Prime Minister4. CHRISTOPHER LUXON (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Prime Minister): Yes particularly our commitment to ensuring that New Zealanders in need have access to public housing. One in seven of the total public housing stock has been added by this Government. Year on year we're delivering the most public homes of any Government since the Nash Government in the 1950s which is a stark contrast to what we inherited when we became the Government.Christopher Luxon: Was former transport Minister Michael Wood right or wrong when he said the $30 billion Auckland light rail project was a necessary investment" and why after six years can't the Prime Minister commit to a route or any other details?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Work is under way on planning for a route including identifying the preferred route for Auckland light rail and including identifying the most desirable construction method whether it should go over the ground or under the ground and we're awaiting the results of that business case process. I would note for example that some of the roading projects that National promised in its transport package that it announced yesterday they'd also promised back in 2008 and in nine years in Government didn't deliver them.Christopher Luxon: Why after six years of Let's Get Wellington Moving failing to deliver a single transport project is he still not even sure if it's going ahead or not?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I reject the member's characterisation of my comments.Christopher Luxon: Was Carmel Sepuloni right or wrong when she said about crime in Auckland "I wouldn't say it's that bad at all"?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: The member should stick to full quotes rather than partial pieces of them. If he wants us to start partially quoting him we're going to have a lot of fun with that.Christopher Luxon: Was police Minister Ginny Andersen right or wrong when she said New Zealanders feel safer when violent crime is up 33 percent and there are two ram raids in New Zealand every day?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: The member is deliberately taking the member's quote out of context.Christopher Luxon: Was Grant Robertson right or wrong when he said that taking GST off food would mostly benefit supermarkets?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: That's a question that you might want to ask him.Nicola Willis: Under the bus—under the bus again.SPEAKER: Oh quiet! I want to hear this question.Christopher Luxon: Was Grant Robertson's Tax Working Group right or wrong when it said that removing GST from food and drink would benefit higher-income households more than lower-income households?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I have no problems with what the Tax Working Group concluded. The report's publicly available. Everyone can make their own judgments on that.Christopher Luxon: Why is it that whether it's tax or transport or frankly any other issue he can tell the country what he won't do but he can't tell the country what he will do?Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I completely reject that. If the member paid attention during the Budget for example he will see a range of new initiatives in the Budget including removing the $5 prescription co-payments something the National Party said they'll take away; adding 20 hours free early childhood education to two-year-olds something the National Party has said they'll take away; making public transport free for young children and half-price for under-25s something the National Party won't commit to; providing healthy homes or insulation for 100000 more homes something the National Party don't seem to know what they're going to do. On this side of the House we do focus however on making sure that the announcements that we make actually have money behind them—something the National Party still don't seem to be able to do. I would note that in July 2017 the Labour Party released a comprehensive fiscal plan ahead of the general election and yet it's now August; nothing but crickets from the National Party."