commitment to engagement, I have recently
recently established a ministerial advisory group on trade, which
includes representatives from NGOs, from
from iwi, unions, industry stakeholders
stakeholders and exporters. We'll continue
continue to meet with stakeholders to
share in the benefits that trade agreements
agreements present. Point
seek leave to table two documents. The first is a 2008
document from the National Party promising
to increase
report from the Parliamentary Library
Library last week showing that exports
Library last week showing that
Well, on the... The first one is freely
freely available to members to get. I'll put the leave for the second
one, which
one, which is a research paperfrom the Parliamentary Library, showing a
objection to that particular paper
be tabled. Question No. 10. Megan Woods.
My
My question is to the
will meet their commitment of
EQC remains committed to remedial repairs being resolved in a
timely fashion. However, since
all repairs are
are undertaken through the Canterbury
are subject to provisions in the Building
Building Act, depending on the type of
of repair that's carried out, it may carry
Given this time period, it would be inappropriate
because some may not be yet materialised.
materialised. It may be the member teas
teas desire to limit remedial claims. It's not
teas desire to limit remedial
not mine. How many claims are not settled in
don't have that number in front of me. But what I can say is that where
there are claims
dealt with by EQC, they will
they will be dealt with in a fair and reasonable manner
within the constraints of the Act and the cover
homeowners who have had their houses repaired by EQC
through the Canterbury Home
Canterbury Home Prepare programme have
have a place to go if they are dissatisfied.
dissatisfied. That is the purpose for setting it up in the first
place and it's working. ls
for setting it up in the first place and it's working. Is the Minister
saying that the chair of the
Earthquake Commission was wrong
to give a commitment that all
claims lodged by
lodged by the 30 June 2016 would be settled, remedial claims, would be
settled by
Resources
I'm sure that was the intention. Remember,
assessment, if there is an obligation that
assessment, and that is not always the case, there is
settlement available, or a repair. Does he think that it's unreasonable
that people have had
Does he think that it's unreasonable that people have had a gutful
after six
homes fixed properly and the job finally
homes fixed properly and the job
what might have happened, had we not had this
had this programme in place, and conclude that if it had been the
la, say,
say, fair approach, then we would have had
have had complete chaos out there, run away inflation and a whole lot
of people getting seriously
ripped off by the
cowboy brigade. What we are
recognise something is not right with
with the repair, and then have a place
place to go with the understanding that
fairly. That's happening. It is a good thing. INTERRUPTION
Question No.
My
My question is to the Minister
What update can he give on
What update can he give
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