Bishop ChrisCHRIS BISHOP (National): Thank you very much Mr Assistant Speaker and—Kris Faafoi: Don't call it dull and worthy.CHRIS BISHOP: Ha ha! I am not going to call it dull but worthy. Kris Faafoi is making mention of how I described my colleague Stuart Smith's member's bill about credit unions and friendly societies earlier on. Hon Simon Bridges: I thought you were talking about Kris' career.CHRIS BISHOP: Ha ha! I am not talking about Mr Faafoi's career either. It has certainly been worthy—at least up to this point. This bill is not actually a bill like that. This bill is actually a really important bill. I want to congratulate my colleague Jo Hayes on her important work in bringing it to the House. Before I came down to speak on this bill I was watching the debate in my office and it seems there has been a bit of discussion around the process which is you know debate around how the bill has got to this point. We have had a bit of debate about whether or not it should be included in the family violence legislation that is actually before our Justice and Electoral Committee which I serve on at the moment. We have had a discussion including from Tracey Martin just before about how the bill should or should not have come here. But the point is that it is here and I think there is cross-party agreement that it is a sensible step forward. I think it is something that the Justice and Electoral Committee is going to take a good look at. I have got to say we have got a pretty busy schedule at the moment. We have got the family violence reform going through and also some of what it probably would be fair to say are dull but worthy bills. The Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill has just come through our committee.Paul Foster-Bell: Very important.CHRIS BISHOP: It is a very important bill my colleague Paul Foster-Bell who is in charge of the bill says. So we have got a busy schedule but we are going to take a very good look at this.When I was first talking to my colleague Jo Hayes about this bill I was surprised to learn that what the bill proposes to enact is not already the law actually. I was surprised to learn that 16- and 17-year-olds in New Zealand could get married with parental consent. I actually thought the status quo was what the bill proposes will be the new status quo which is that you need the permission of the court. As Tracey Martin I think quite eloquently pointed out in her contribution to the debate these are minors and actually there are real worries around the vulnerability of these children and there are real worries around the concept of coercion and of force in doing this and so I think it is an appropriate step forward. I actually think that what Ms Martin said in her contribution is right. There are wider issues around this and I think the select committee is the appropriate place to ventilate some of those concerns. I am not sure how much we will be able to get through before the election but I am sure this is the sort of bill that will carry over into the new Parliament. We will be considering it as Ms Martin said at the same time as the family violence piece of legislation which is a Government bill in Amy Adams' name. I commend this bill to the House.