Parliament 19 August 2015
The order paper is here.
Oral Questions 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
- CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Finance: How does the Government’s fiscal strategy support the New Zealand economy?
- JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Will he stand down Hon Murray McCully as Minister of Foreign Affairs while the Auditor-General investigates the Saudi Arabia Food Security Partnership; if not, why not?
- ANDREW LITTLE to the Associate Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the Prime Minister’s statement that “I’d hate to see New Zealanders as tenants in their own country”; if so, how many applications by overseas investors to buy land were declined under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 between January 2012 and June 2015?
- KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister for Economic Development: What reports has he received on the growth of New Zealand’s technology software and services industry over the last seven years?
- GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Did he approve the recommendations in the Treasury Report: Capital Investment, Recycling and the Fiscal Strategy, and if so, what priorities for capital recycling within the commercial portfolio did he indicate to officials?
- Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?
- STEFFAN BROWNING to the Minister for Primary Industries: Will he reinstate the Organics Advisory Programme given the value of organic whole milk powder is more than five times that of conventionally-produced whole milk powder, and his vision for “premium, value-added products”?
- TODD MULLER to the Minister for Primary Industries: What reports has he received on growth in the wine industry?
- PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister responsible for HNZC: How much has Housing New Zealand spent in total on consultants and contractors for work related to selling state houses as part of the Government’s social housing reforms?
- MAHESH BINDRA to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in Serco?
- SARAH DOWIE to the Minister of Revenue: What recent announcements has he made on proposals to improve the collection of GST on services, intangibles, and goods?
- Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by his statement that “The Government is comfortable with the process that was followed in relation to the Agrihub”; if so, did his department follow all Government rules during the development and procurement of the $6 million Agrihub?
National: Four questions on the economy, technology sector, wine industry and online GST
Labour: Four questions on foreign investment, capital recycling, state house sales and the Saudi Arabia farm.
Greens: Two questions on the Saudia Arabia farm and organics
NZ First: Two questions on PM standing by his statements and confidence in Serco
There is also one question to a member:
- JAMES SHAW to the Member in charge of the Electricity Industry (Small-Scale Renewable Distributed Generation) Amendment Bill: What is the intention of the Electricity Industry (Small-Scale Renewable Distributed Generation) Amendment Bill?
Government Bills 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm and 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm
Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill – first reading continued
The Bill is an omnibus Bill amending 7 statutes to increase the range of functions that can be performed by health practitioners under those statutes by changing certain references to medical practitioners to references to health practitioners.
- Introduced June 2015
The first reading consist of 12 speeches of up to 10 minutes each, for a maximum debate of two hours. There is part of one speech to go.
Health and Safety Reform Bill – committee stage
The Bill replaces the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Machinery Act 1950 to reform New Zealand’s workplace health and safety system, following the work of the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety and the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy.
- Introduced March 2014
- 1st reading: March 2014, passed unanimously
- SC report: July 2015, passed with amendments by majority with Labour, Green and NZ First minority reports
- 2nd reading: July 2015, passed 63 to 56 with Labour, Greens and NZ First against
There is no time limit for the committee stage but it is estimated to be a seven hour debate as the bill has six parts and preliminary provisions to debate.
There are seven SOPs – two from the Minister Michael Woodhouse, three from Labour, one from the Greens and one from the Maori Party.
Taxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) Bill – first reading
The bill amends several statutes relating to taxation in order to facilitate easier communication with Inland Revenue, simplify tax rules and provide for the sharing of information.
- Introduced: June 2015
The first reading consist of 12 speeches of up to 10 minutes each, for a maximum debate of two hours.