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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Select Committee Business: 15 March To 22 March

Friday, 22 March 2002, 1:27 pm | Office of the Clerk

- Alterations to the 2001/02 appropriations for Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the 2002/03 draft budget for the Auditor-General, the Office of the Ombudsmen and the Parliamentary Commissioner for ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer Thursday, 21 March 2002

Thursday, 21 March 2002, 12:06 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon ROGER SOWRY to the Prime Minister: Has she taken any advice on the implications on the Government's coalition agreement of a split in the Alliance Party, which has been widely speculated on; if so, what has been that advice? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer Wednesday, 20 March 2002

Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 12:46 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon RICHARD PREBBLE to the Minister of Police: In light of the report in today’s New Zealand Herald, which states that “New York’s murder rate is at its lowest level since the late 1890s” and that chief prosecutor Robert Morgenthau attributed this ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 19 March 2002

Tuesday, 19 March 2002, 12:49 am | Office of the Clerk

1. DIANNE YATES to the Prime Minister: Does the Government continue to adhere to New Zealand's nuclear-free policy? More >>

Select Committee Business 8-15 March 2002

Friday, 15 March 2002, 1:38 pm | Office of the Clerk

- Inquiry into regulation-making powers that authorise international treaties to override any provisions of New Zealand enactments (I. 16H) More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 14 March

Thursday, 14 March 2002, 12:12 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Education: What assurances can he give to parents of over 56,000 level 1 National Certificate of Educational Achievement students that their children will receive their full school qualification, following the announcement ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 13 March

Wednesday, 13 March 2002, 12:25 am | Office of the Clerk

1. GRAHAM KELLY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade: What reports has he received from the observers in Zimbabwe regarding whether the election there was sufficiently free and fair to be regarded as reflecting the majority will of the ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 12 March

Tuesday, 12 March 2002, 12:15 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister for the Environment: Does the Government support the amendments proposed by the Primary Production Committee to the Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium) Amendment Bill which would now enable most of the applications ... More >>

Select Committee Business 1-8 March 2002

Friday, 8 March 2002, 3:13 pm | Office of the Clerk

From 1 March to 8 March 2002 Committee meetings There were 11 committee meetings, three of which were held out of Wellington. One committee also went on a site visit. More >>

Select Committee Business 22 Feb-1 March 2002

Friday, 1 March 2002, 1:07 pm | Office of the Clerk

Select Committee Business From 22 February to 1 March 2002 Committee meetings There were 18 committee meetings, all held in the parliamentary complex. More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 28 February

Thursday, 28 February 2002, 1:15 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Health: Will she instigate an inquiry into the ethical, legal and medical issues surrounding the removal and storage of dead babies' hearts and other organs obtained without first getting permission from the babies' ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 27 February

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:50 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon ROGER SOWRY to the Minister of Health: Does she stand by her statement about the health system that "the buck does stop with me and that's why I spend so much time out on the road taking responsibility"; if not, why not? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 26 February 2

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 12:37 am | Office of the Clerk

1. CHRIS CARTER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Why has the Government introduced legislation that will make the smuggling and trafficking of people into New Zealand criminal offences? More >>

Select Committee Business 15-22 Feb 2002

Friday, 22 February 2002, 1:53 pm | Office of the Clerk

There were 18 committee meetings, two of which were outside Wellington. One committee also went on a site visit. More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 21 February

Thursday, 21 February 2002, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister for Economic Development: What reassurances can he give that, if New Zealand ratifies the Kyoto Protocol and Australia does not, New Zealand will not lose jobs to Australia in heavy industries such as the Glenbrook ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 20 February

Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 1:58 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Further to my questions of 13 and 14 February 2002 relating to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, will she now advise what the Government understands those principles to be, and if not, will she ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 19 February

Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 12:04 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Further to her answer of Wednesday 13 February, what overseas investors will she be seeing when she visits Stockholm, and will she tell investors about her legislative programme which includes a two-year ... More >>

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