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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 - Thursday, 27 March
Thursday, 27 March 2003, 12:05 am | Office of the Clerk
1. GEORGINA BEYER to the Minister of Housing: What commitment does the Government have towards housing older people? More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 26 March 2003
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 9:12 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all her Ministers; if so, why? More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 25 March 2003
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 11:10 am | Office of the Clerk
1. GORDON COPELAND (United Future) to the Minister of Energy: Does he stand by his statement made last April that Max Bradford’s 1998 electricity reforms were “irreversible or mostly irreversible”, and does he believe the market model is the best way forward ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 26 March
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 12:53 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all her Ministers; if so, why? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 25 March 2003
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 12:41 am | Office of the Clerk
1. GORDON COPELAND to the Minister of Energy: Does he stand by his statement made last April that Max Bradford’s 1998 electricity reforms were “irreversible or mostly irreversible”, and does he believe the market model is the best way forward for the ... More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 20 March 2003
Friday, 21 March 2003, 3:02 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Minister of State Services: When did the present Governor of the Reserve Bank leave the office of Secretary to the Treasury and why has the position of Secretary to the Treasury not been filled? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 20 March
Thursday, 20 March 2003, 12:12 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister of State Services: When did the present Governor of the Reserve Bank leave the office of Secretary to the Treasury and why has the position of Secretary to the Treasury not been filled? More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 19 March 2003
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 9:41 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. TIM BARNETT (NZ Labour—Christchurch Central) to the Minister of Justice: What plans does he have to pilot publicly provided legal aid services? More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 18 March 2003
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 10:16 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: In light of her statements regarding an invasion of Iraq, “I think it’s a very bad precedent to go in without explicit sanction from the UN”, and that she believed some of New ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 19 March
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk
2. Hon RICHARD PREBBLE to the Prime Minister: In light of the failure of the United Nations Security Council to resolve the Iraq crisis, will she now review New Zealand’s foreign policy which she described yesterday “has at all times been based on its ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 18 March 2003
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 1:14 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: In light of her statements regarding an invasion of Iraq, “I think it’s a very bad precedent to go in without explicit sanction from the UN”, and that she believed some of New Zealand’s “best friends” were wrong, ... More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 6 March 2003
Friday, 7 March 2003, 10:14 am | Office of the Clerk
1. MIKE WARD (Green) to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Why has the Government offered funding of $5.6 million to Team New Zealand four years before the America’s Cup challenge, while Water Safety New Zealand only has funds for programmes to reduce ... More >>
Questions Of Oral Answer - Thursday, 06 March 2003
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 12:15 am | Office of the Clerk
1. MIKE WARD to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Why has the Government offered funding of $5.6 million to Team New Zealand four years before the America’s Cup challenge, while Water Safety New Zealand only has funds for programmes to reduce the number ... More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 5 March 2003
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 8:41 pm | Office of the Clerk
Hon BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: What specific directions, if any, has she given to Ministers regarding the Government’s vision of being “in the top half of the OECD” in 10 years, as set out in the Prime Minister’s ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 05 March
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 12:31 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: What specific directions, if any, has she given to Ministers regarding the Government’s vision of being “in the top half of the OECD” in 10 years, as set out in the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament ... More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 4 March 2003
Tuesday, 4 March 2003, 6:40 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. DAVID PARKER (NZ Labour—Otago) to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on growth in the regions? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday March 4
Tuesday, 4 March 2003, 12:36 am | Office of the Clerk
1. DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on growth in the regions? More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 27 February 2003
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 6:27 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Dr MURIEL NEWMAN (ACT NZ) to the Minister of Social Services and Employment Social Services and Employment: What is the proper process by which Ministers with innovative ideas on welfare reform present them to Cabinet for consideration, and has he received ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 27 February
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 12:33 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Dr MURIEL NEWMAN to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: What is the proper process by which Ministers with innovative ideas on welfare reform present them to Cabinet for consideration, and has he received any Cabinet reports prepared ... More >>
Questions Of The Day Transcript - 26 February '03
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:45 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. MARC ALEXANDER (United Future) to the Minister of Police: Does he consider that the police have adequate resources to deal with the cyanide terrorism threats sent to the Australian High Commission, British High Commission, United States Embassy ... More >>
