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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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Select Comittee Business 31 Aug to 7 Sep 2001
Monday, 10 September 2001, 9:37 am | Office of the Clerk
The committee met on Thursday, 6 September, and received a briefing from the Ministry of Education’s Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit on trends in performance in the tertiary education sector. A key topic of discussion was the financial performance ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 4 September
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 12:01 am | Office of the Clerk
1. CHRIS CARTER to the Prime Minister: What action is the Government taking regarding the Afghan refugees from the Tampa? More >>
Select Committee Business 24 to 31 August 2001
Friday, 31 August 2001, 1:57 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 18 committee meetings, all in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 30 August
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 12:16 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Minister of Defence: What criteria is the Government using to cease funding the Centre for Strategic Studies? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 29 August
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 12:49 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JANET MACKEY to the Minister of State Services: What progress, if any, has there been on the prison industrial relations situation since mid-August? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 28 August 200
Tuesday, 28 August 2001, 12:02 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon KEN SHIRLEY to the Minister of Conservation: How does she explain her rejection of GRD Macraes Limited mining expansion near Reefton when neither she nor her department appealed the resource consents that were granted after an extensive process of hearings ... More >>
Select Committee Business 10-17 Aug 2001
Friday, 17 August 2001, 12:58 am | Office of the Clerk
There were 20 committee meetings this week. One was held in New Plymouth and the remainder were in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 16 August
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 12:51 am | Office of the Clerk
1. ROD DONALD to the Minister for Industry and Regional Development: Will he commit regional development funding to secure the Southerner and Bay Express rail services at least until Christmas so that their viability and contribution to regional development ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer 15/8/01
Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 1:03 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Minister for State Owned Enterprises: In light of the Prime Minister's comment that "It would be very, very unfortunate if the current crop of people who run power companies don't have that sensitivity to ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday 14 August
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 1:52 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. MARK PECK to the Minister of Finance: What recent economic data has he received and what do they say about the state of the New Zealand economy? More >>
Select Committee Business 3-10 August 2001
Friday, 10 August 2001, 2:38 pm | Office of the Clerk
- International treaty examination of the ILO Convention 63 Concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 More >>
Questions For Oral Answer Thursday, 9 August 2001
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 12:53 am | Office of the Clerk
1. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Education: Does he intend the grade point average to remain as part of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement; if so, why? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer Wed 8 Aug 2001
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 12:49 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon KEN SHIRLEY to the Minister for Industry and Regional Development: Has he seen a report to the Wood Processing Strategy Climate Change Group prepared by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in July 2001; if so, what does he conclude ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - 7 August 2001
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 12:33 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that the Catching the Knowledge Wave conference “absolutely confirms” the Government’s economic directions? More >>
Select Committee Business 27 Jul - 3 Aug
Friday, 3 August 2001, 12:42 am | Office of the Clerk
- International treaty examination of the Agreement on Social Security Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Australia More >>
Questions For Oral Answer 2/7/01
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 12:54 am | Office of the Clerk
1. KEVIN CAMPBELL to the Minister of Corrections: What reports has he received of opposition to longer sentences for the dangerous few and the safe and secure containment of New Zealand's prisoners? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer Wednesday, 1 August 2001
Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 12:31 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Prime Minister: Are media reports that she is making no promises the Government will pick up all or any of the Catching the Knowledge Wave conference's recommendations correct; if so, does this represent the official ... More >>
Select Committee Business 20-27 July 2001
Friday, 27 July 2001, 2:41 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 16 committee meetings, all within the parliamentary complex. Many meetings originally scheduled for Thursday were cancelled due to the House being in urgency. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 25 July 200
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 12:08 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Minister of Health: Will she instruct the Canterbury District Health Board to ensure that their restructuring plans for the Christchurch Hospital emergency department do not put patient safety at risk or undermine the ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 24 July 2001
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 12:00 am | Office of the Clerk
1. MARK PECK to the Minister of Finance: Has he received any reports on the future of New Zealand Superannuation; if so, what do they say? More >>
