Office of the Clerk

The Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives is Parliament’s secretariat, providing advice and services to members of parliament, the House of Representatives and its committees.

The Office of the Clerk is an independent, non-partisan organisation providing services to the House, its committees, and all members of Parliament. It provides advice on parliamentary law and practice, supports sittings of the House and meetings of select committees, produces and holds Parliament's official records and promotes engagement with Parliament. It also provides support to members of parliament with inter-parliamentary relations and overseas delegations.

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Questions for Oral Answer - 8 December 2005

Thursday, 8 December 2005, 11:49 am | Office of the Clerk

1. RON MARK to the Minister of Police: What assurances can she give that the New Zealand Police are to be adequately resourced to cope with existing and future demands? More >>

Questions And Answers - December 7 2005

Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 5:56 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr DON BRASH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Why has she referred the actions of the Hon David Benson-Pope’s press secretary to Ministerial Services yet taken no action against the Hon David Benson-Pope himself in relation to the ... More >>

Questions for Oral Answer - Wed., 7 December 2005

Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 11:43 am | Office of the Clerk

Questions to Ministers 1. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Why has she referred the actions of Hon David Benson-Pope's press secretary to Ministerial Services yet taken no action against Hon David Benson-Pope himself in relation to the selective ... More >>

Questions And Answers - December 6 2005

Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 8:51 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS (Co-Leader—Green) to the Minister for Trade Negotiations: Has he told China, Korea, and Argentina that New Zealand rejects their claim that energy-efficiency standards and labels should be treated as non-tariff trade barriers; ... More >>

Questions for Oral Answer 6 December 2005

Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 11:42 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the Minister for Trade Negotiations: Has he told China, Korea and Argentina that New Zealand rejects their claim that energy efficiency standards and labels should be treated as non-tariff trade barriers; if not, why not? More >>

23 November 2005 - Questions and Answers

Thursday, 24 November 2005, 5:53 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr DON BRASH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Minister of Finance: When he told the House last week that, in relation to his interest-free student loan policy, “The actual costing will be $202 million a year by 2008-09 in terms of the impact on the ... More >>

Questions for Oral Answer - 24 November 2005

Thursday, 24 November 2005, 11:37 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr DON BRASH to the Minister of Finance: When he told the House last week that, in relation to his interest-free student loans policy, "The actual costing will be $202 million a year by 2008-09 in terms of the impact on the operating provisions.", ... More >>

23 November 2005 - Questions And Answers

Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:49 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr ASHRAF CHOUDHARY (Labour) to the Minister of Education: How is the Government supporting innovation in New Zealand schools? More >>

Questions and Answers - 22 November 2005

Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 11:53 am | Office of the Clerk

Uncorrected transcript—subject to correction and further editing. For corrected transcripts, please visit: http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz/hansard More >>

Questions for Oral Answer, 23 November 2005

Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 11:47 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr ASHRAF CHOUDHARY to the Minister of Education: How is the Government supporting innovation in New Zealand schools? More >>

Questions for Oral Answer - Tuesday, 22 Nov 2005

Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 11:55 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Foreign Affairs; if so, why? More >>

Questions & Answers for Oral Answer 17 Nov. 2005

Friday, 18 November 2005, 9:45 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Schools—Performance 2. Treasury Briefing—Economic Growth 3. Mâoridom—Speech from the Throne 4. Treasury Briefing—Taxation Rates 5. Pathology Services—Coroners and Police 6. China—Trade 7. Taxation—Income Splitting 8. Electricity Transmission—Capacity More >>

Questions & Answerrs for Oral Answer 16 Nov. 2005

Thursday, 17 November 2005, 9:43 am | Office of the Clerk

1. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Monitoring and Guidelines 2. Milk in Refillable Glass Bottles—Packaging Accord and Waste Strategy 3. Television New Zealand—Resignation of Chief Executive 4. Tertiary Education—Mâori and Pasifika Participation ... More >>

Questions for Oral Answer - 17 November 2005

Thursday, 17 November 2005, 12:47 am | Office of the Clerk

1. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Education: What reports has he received on the performance of New Zealand schools? More >>

Questions for Oral Answer, 16 November 2005

Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 11:41 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Education: Was he briefed before the Acting Chief Executive of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Karen Sewell, stated that, "We will be monitoring results so that very early on in the process we can ... More >>

Questions & Answers for Oral Answer 15 November 05

Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 11:09 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Ministerial Responsibility—Cabinet Manual 2. Housing—Capital Gains Tax 3. Student Loans—Treasury Forecast 4. Employment—Statistics 5. Inflation—Government Policy 6. Air New Zealand—Engineering Outsourcing 7. Television New Zealand—Confidence 8. Air ... More >>

Questions for Oral Answer - 15 November 2005

Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 11:46 am | Office of the Clerk

Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Has there been any amendment or addendum to the Cabinet Manual to accommodate the arrangement her Government has reached with New Zealand First and United Future allowing their leaders to be Ministers, but not fully ... More >>