The Plain Language Bill promotes the use of plain language in official documents and websites. The purpose of the bill is to improve the effectiveness and accountability of the Public Service by requiring their communications to be clear and accessible to the public. I would like to begin by acknowledging the original sponsor and drafter of this bill, my colleague the Hon Chris Hipkins, and former member of this House Charles Chauvel, who assisted with the drafting. This bill was inspired by the Plain Writing Act 2010 in the United States. The bill in the United States requires the US Federal Government to write all new publications, forms, and publicly distributed documents in a clear, concise, well-organised manner that follows the best practices of plain language writing.