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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 - Wednesday, 7 November
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 12:05 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JUDY KEALL to the Minister for Industry and Regional Development: What reports has he received on the state of New Zealand's clothing and textile industry? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 6 November
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 12:20 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Can he confirm media reports that the Government has delayed the introduction of paid parental leave because of fears the slowing world economy will cut Government income? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 1 November
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 12:29 am | Office of the Clerk
1. RODNEY HIDE to the Minister of Labour: Does she have confidence in Employment Relations Authority member Ms Susan Bathgate; if so, why? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 31 October
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: What process will she follow to progress the legislative agenda necessary for the successful implementation of yesterday's genetic engineering announcement, and which issues, if any, are still open for negotiation? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 30 October
Tuesday, 30 October 2001, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the Prime Minister: Who was she trying to please when she said, in relation to the Government's position on genetic engineering, "the Government's taken a pragmatic path and come up with a commonsense outcome"? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 18 October
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 12:17 am | Office of the Clerk
1. GRANT GILLON to the Minister for Economic Development: What are the economic development effects of potential Government decisions on genetic engineering? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 17 October
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 11:55 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon ROGER SOWRY to the Minister of Health: Will the Ministry of Health provide extra funding to National Women's Hospital if it needs to send pregnant women to Australia due to overloading of hospitals with sick newborns; if not, why not? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 16 October
Tuesday, 16 October 2001, 1:08 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. MARK PECK to the Minister of Finance: What advice has he received on business opinion in New Zealand? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday 11 October
Thursday, 11 October 2001, 12:14 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Did she receive a letter from the Acting Chairman of Air New Zealand, Dr Jim Farmer, dated 3 August in which he expressed concern that the Government had “embarked on a high-risk and speculative course that ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 10 October
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Dr MURIEL NEWMAN to the Prime Minister: Did she or her Chief of Staff play any role in the Government's reported decision to propose amendments to the Telecommunications Bill to rescind the Government's commitment not to regulate mobile roaming, thereby ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 9 October
Tuesday, 9 October 2001, 12:07 am | Office of the Clerk
1. CHRIS CARTER to the Prime Minister: What recent reports has she received regarding the international campaign against terrorism? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 4 October
Thursday, 4 October 2001, 1:20 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Minister of Finance: What justification was there for turning down Singapore Airlines' offer to put in $650 million to save Air New Zealand while now agreeing to inject $885 million of taxpayers' money into a marginalised ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday 3 October
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 1:28 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. DAVID BENSON-POPE to the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education): Is he committed to continuing to ensure the affordability of tertiary education? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 2 October
Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 12:04 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: What outcome was she trying to achieve when she said on Monday 24 September that statutory management is a "very viable" option for Air New Zealand, which influenced a fall in the Air New Zealand B share ... More >>
Select Committee Business 14-21 September
Friday, 21 September 2001, 2:59 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 17 meetings this week. Two meetings were outside Wellington. The remaining meetings were in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday 19 September
Wednesday, 19 September 2001, 2:14 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: On what does she base her reported belief that, despite the terrorist attacks in America, New Zealand was living in a "benign" defence environment but what was not so benign was the intelligence environment? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 18 September
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 2:07 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. CHRIS CARTER to the Prime Minister: Has she received any message from the United States Government since last week's horrific terrorist attacks; if so, what message? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 13 September
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 2:00 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: What are the details of the latest Government decision, if any, on the foreign airline ownership cap, maintaining its Kiwi share commitments and the status of Air New Zealand's A and B shares? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday12 September
Wednesday, 12 September 2001, 1:52 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Attorney-General: Does the Government propose to sever ties with the Privy Council, as stated in a report yesterday, which also stated that she had told the Justice and Electoral Committee in July that "legislation ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 11 September
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 12:43 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: In her opinion, has any action or lack of action by her Government contributed to the problems now facing Air New Zealand and Ansett? More >>
