8. Question No. 8—Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch MosquesIBRAHIM OMER (Labour) to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch MosquesQuestion No. 8—Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques8. IBRAHIM OMER (Labour) to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques: What recent announcements has he made regarding ongoing work with survivors of the 15 March 2019 mosque attacks?Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques): Al salam alaikum Mr Speaker. Monday marked two years since the horrific attack on New Zealanders gathered in peaceful worship in Christchurch. It was an attack on all of us but it was particularly an attack on the Muslim community. In response to the recommendations of the royal commission of inquiry and following engagement with faith and ethnic communities the Government last week announced the following: an Implementation Oversight Advisory Group to ensure a timely effective and accountable implementation of the Government's response to the royal commission's report. Next a Collective Impact Board that will enable affected whānau of the 15 March victims to guide and advise on services to support their long-term recovery needs. Next a boosted Safer Communities Fund with $3.255 million available to provide a broader range of communities with funding to upgrade and implement security measures. Next the Ethnic and Faith Community Engagement Response Fund to help minority ethnic and faith communities engage with the Government to inform it on its response to the royal commission's report. And finally the Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme which will create employment opportunities for graduates and build the diversity of knowledge and experience within the public sector.Ibrahim Omer: What other commitments has the Government made to respond to the royal commission's recommendations? Hon ANDREW LITTLE: The Government has a number of other new and ongoing initiatives under way that focus on three key areas: supporting our diverse communities tackling harmful behaviour and discrimination and keeping New Zealand safe. As part of its response the Government will establish a Ministry of Ethnic Communities; establish a national centre of excellence for independent research into violent extremism; implement a trial to support young children to improve their self-regulation resilience and social skills; establish the New Zealand Police programme Te Raranga a data collection process for hate crime; increase the capacity of the Human Rights Commission; change hate speech legislation; strengthen New Zealand's counter-terrorism laws; establish a new Crown entity for strategic intelligence and security leadership; and accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.Ibrahim Omer: What are the next steps in the process going forward to implement the royal commission's recommendations? Hon ANDREW LITTLE: We will be phasing the work programme prioritising safety of communities and social inclusion. One of our key priorities at the moment is setting up the Implementation Oversight Advisory Group. That group will provide independent advice to me as the lead coordination Minister for the Government's response and the group's work will include advice on work programme priorities. We're also currently focused on establishing the Collective Impact Board for the Canterbury region. That board will enable affected communities of the 15 March terrorist attack to shape ongoing support services for their long-term recovery needs.