Hayes JoJO HAYES (National): Thank you Mr Chair. Thank you very much. I was rushing around thinking I might not be able to get in in time but I did. My contribution is looking at clause 130 which looks at General obligation to be available for suitable employment etc." Whilst I agree with paragraphs (a) (b) and (c) where it says "A person to whom this section applies must—(a) be available for and take reasonable steps to obtain suitable employment; [and] (b) accept … offer of suitable employment… (c) attend and participate in an interview for any opportunity for suitable employment to which the beneficiary is referred to by MSD." what I would like to do is to insert new paragraph (d) by saying "attend and participate in work experience for any opportunity of suitable employment to which the beneficiary is referred to by MSD."I just want to talk about work experience. I see that it's in the work-test obligations but work experience is also another avenue towards full-time employment. I know of a number of beneficiaries that have gone out and done some work experience whether it be in the horticultural area in the agricultural area—you know whether or not they thought that they may wish to work in that area they've gone out they've had a go and it's actually led to full-time employment and them coming off the benefit. Really at the end of the day that's what we're here about isn't it? This is what this is all about this particular section. It's about supporting beneficiaries into suitable employment something that they will also want to be in it gives them a go at it and that is essentially the bottom line of my amendment.I would like the Minister to stand to say why it can't be included. I think that as a Government the obligation is that we must give beneficiaries all the help that we can give them. By including work experience as paragraph (d) of clause 130 that actually broadens out the opportunity for beneficiaries to actually get into meaningful and suitable employment—employment that they can see themselves in for quite some time.I also know that there are a number of people that have actually come and worked on our property that have come off the benefit and that have come and worked on our property within the agricultural industry which they thought they would never fit into. They were born and bred townies and they never thought that they would ever like working in a farming area or in agriculture. From that they have actually moved into full-time employment and it's actually helped them to gain an understanding of what employment and the variety of employment and experience that they can gain within the agricultural industry.One particular young man that we had he had been from job to job to job had been unsuccessful he came out and did some work experience on our property and you know he ended up going and working for a roading construction organisation. Why? Because he had been part and parcel of working side by side with my husband putting tracks and that through our property helping to build the fences etc. He liked it. So therefore he went from our place he went into town and he got a job in a roading construction firm. From there he just grew. He also ended up going into the freezing works. He really liked all of that real farmy outdoorsy-type work and this is basically what the guts of my amendment is about.So I would really really like to see the Government pick up this particular clause that I've put through in my amendment. I don't think it's too far a stretch from where the bill is at. I think it enhances this particular part of the bill and so I would be very disappointed if the Government did not pick up this particular clause. As I said it doesn't hurt the bill. It offers an expansion for beneficiaries for the Ministry of Social Development to actually support beneficiaries into full-time employment and therefore I will leave my contribution at that. I think it is a good general obligation for suitable employment and it does offer beneficiaries another avenue into full-time suitable employment. Thank you."