PENNY SIMMONDS (National—Invercargill): Thank you, Mr Speaker. So I rise to speak in opposition to the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2) in this, its third reading. Much does seem quite minor and technical about it, but what it does is continue this Government's theme of not trusting those that are out on the ground delivering education, whether it's at the early childhood end of it or at the tertiary sector; of not trusting those that are delivering the education to make the right decisions; and of pulling the decision making back into the centre and particularly back to the Minister. In the early childhood education sector, I have no doubt this legislation will lower quality, will make it more difficult to set up new centres, will reduce competition, and will increase prices to families having to access these services. Some of the legislation also continues the Government's theme of wasting public money and also not understanding business processes. 