So we support the Election Access Fund Bill because of the fact that it facilitates participation of people with disabilities in general elections, and that is only right and fair. It enables disabled people to be given appropriate tools and the ability to be able to compete on an even ground—to run as a candidate, to attend an election event, and to participate as a party member. It is estimated that it is around 9 percent of the population of New Zealand who have some form of hearing loss alone as one area, and it is only right that there should be an ability to engage in debates and communication and have those abilities for the members of our democracy to share and understand what those ideas are.