Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister of Employment): What a shocking speech from David Carter a former Speaker who was quite a reasonable Speaker Madam Speaker—not as good as yourself of course. But it was a sad speech from that former Speaker. I want to ask him I want to ask the National Party: who said the other day that this Government did in two years what the last Government didn't do in nine years? We're talking about mental health here.DEPUTY SPEAKER: I'm sorry to interrupt the member but I didn't say this is a split call.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Oh right. Thank you Madam Speaker. I was on a roll there but never mind; I'll say it again—missed the effect. I ask the question again. We're talking about mental health here and I know that the former Speaker doesn't want to hear this. Who said that this Government did in two years what the last Government didn't do in nine years? That's the question. They've gone out into the communities. They've talked to actual people at the front line. The last Government paid nine years of lip service and did absolutely nothing. Who said that? Who said that? The New Zealander of the Year said that Mike King—Mike King. So that basically does away with all the nonsense kōrero about mental health that the previous speaker talked about—absolute nonsense in terms of this Government's commitment to mental health. It's a huge commitment—some agreement on the other side I'm glad to hear that. When you have a man of that calibre saying how useless—in effect what Mike really wanted to say was that the last Government were useless in terms of their support of mental health they didn't care about it at all they didn't support it they got rid of the Mental Health Commission. And we as a Government are totally supporting that. I'm so pleased today to be talking about the support that Māori got through the last Budget and mental health is a huge part of that. So I was very proud of the announcement the other day that our Prime Minister made in terms of us going forward with regards to mental health. We've put in an interim commission and we have key Māori representatives and leaders on that interim health commission: none other than Hayden Wano from Tūī Ora up there in Taranaki who my National Party friend over there from Taranaki—Jonathan of course who does a great job up there might I add. He knows the work that is being done by Hayden Wano a key part of the new interim commission Julie Wharewera-Mika Kendall Flutey—three Māori on there and two good Pākehā too of course: Kevin Hague and Kelly Pope. This is a crucial commission in terms of overseeing and managing mental health. We need a commission that'll be accountable to the Government—whoever the Government is. We've got so many problems at the coalface so I'm just so pleased that we have started the campaign in terms of mental health. Māori mental health remains though a huge priority in this Budget. So $61 million was appropriated for Māori health for our Māori providers over four years in terms of health and addiction services $10 million in terms of Māori health workforce and 1600 more staff who will be supported over the next five years by this Government. That is a Government that cares about what's happening in terms of Māori health and our people out there have been very supportive in terms of the strategy going forward.Also what appeals to me in terms of Māori in this Budget is Mana in Mahi. Mana in Mahi has been a revelation for this Government. Over 300 young people have commenced employment from Mana in Mahi placements right across the spectrum: in hospitality in construction in hairdressing—young people who've been written off by society. There has been $49.8 million appropriated over four years and we'll be funding up to 1850 places. We have a success rate in terms of Mana in Mahi of 80 percent. That's a success rate to be proud of. Sadly it's been a percentage that has been roundly criticised by the National Party but we are investing in young people who have been written off by society written off in terms of communities. So I'm incredibly proud of Mana in Mahi and our people participating in it. He Poutama Rangatahi of course is another venture that we are incredibly proud of: $26 million appropriated for that fund right around the regions supported by the man from the regions Jones in terms of his Provincial Growth Fund. Again supporting young people at the coalface who have been abandoned. They were abandoned by a National Government and Māori were abandoned by a National Government. We came into this job and we saw the minimal investment that the National Party had put into Māori but we in our Budget have put up $571 million in terms of Māori in the next four years. That's investment that Māori have never seen and would never have seen under a National Government. We as a Māori caucus are very proud of that investment. We're on the right track. Well done Grant Robertson and the Māori caucus. Kia ora tātou.