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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.
Office of the Clerk - Latest News [Page 148]
Select Committee Business 13-20 July 2001
Friday, 20 July 2001, 3:11 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 13 committee meetings this week, three of which were outside Wellington. The remainder were in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Select Committee Business – 6-13 July
Friday, 13 July 2001, 12:32 am | Office of the Clerk
There were seven meetings this week. One committee held two meetings in Dunedin. The other meetings were all in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Select Committee Business 22-29 June 2001
Friday, 29 June 2001, 1:53 pm | Office of the Clerk
The Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill was referred to the Primary Production Committee with a report due by 11 September 2001. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 28 June 2001
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 1:38 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon GEORGINA TE HEUHEU to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: When he said yesterday that "The Prime Minister does expect a great deal of her Ministers, and we do the best that we can to live up to it, although I have to say that at times ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 27 June
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 12:44 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon RICHARD PREBBLE to the Prime Minister: Is it correct that she has not met Christine Rankin, the Chief Executive of the Department of Work and Income, in the eighteen months that she has been Prime Minister; if so, what assurance can she give ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 26 June 2001
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 12:12 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: What steps has he taken to implement the Prime Minister's commitment that her Government "will set new standards - both in terms of behaviour and performance"? More >>
Select Committee Business 15-22 June
Friday, 22 June 2001, 2:12 pm | Office of the Clerk
- Supplementary Estimates for 2000/01 for Vote Justice, Vote Treaty Negotiations, Vote Attorney-General and Vote Parliamentary Counsel More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 21 June 2001
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 1:29 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. SUE KEDGLEY to the Associate Minister of Energy: As New Zealand's "dirty diesel" has sulphur levels 60 times higher than some European countries, will the Government urgently amend the petroleum products specifications regulations to ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 20 June
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 1:11 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. GRANT GILLON to the Minister for Economic Development: What needs have emerged since Northland was identified by the Ministry of Economic Development as an acute region? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 19 June 2001
Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 1:35 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: How does she justify saying "We've set out to offer hope to low and middle income New Zealanders that this country can work for them too.", when under this Government there has been the largest annual ... More >>
Select Committee Business 8-15 June
Friday, 15 June 2001, 2:14 pm | Office of the Clerk
- Supplementary Estimates for 2000/01 for Vote Commerce, Vote Communications, Vote Consumer Affairs, Vote Economic Development, Vote Energy, Vote Government Superannuation Fund and Vote Industry and Regional Development More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 14 June 2001
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 12:28 am | Office of the Clerk
1. TAITO PHILLIP FIELD to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: What reports has he received on the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services' New Directions initiative? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 13 June 200
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 1:53 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Why did the debt outlook to 2005 change from one of declining nominal gross and net debt in the December Economic and Fiscal Update to one of a rising profile for both in the 2001 Budget? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 12 June 2001
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 12:09 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Hon KEN SHIRLEY to the Minister of Corrections: What evidence does he have that the Government's rehabilitation programmes for prisoners are getting results? More >>
Select Committee Business 1-8 June 2001
Friday, 8 June 2001, 2:03 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 12 committee meetings this week. The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee met four times in Canberra, Australia. Two other committees and one subcommittee met outside Wellington. The remainder met in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Weekly Select Committee News Bulletin – 1 June
Friday, 1 June 2001, 1:20 pm | Office of the Clerk
This week the committee met on Thursday, 31 May to further consider the Electronic Transactions Bill. The report deadline for the bill is 21 June. The committee also considered the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Amendment Bill, and heard submissions ... More >>
Select Committee News Bulletin - 25 May 2001
Friday, 25 May 2001, 5:51 pm | Office of the Clerk
There were 17 committee meetings. One committee met in Auckland. The remainder met in the parliamentary complex. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 23 May
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 12:02 am | Office of the Clerk
1. HELEN DUNCAN to the Minister of Education: Has he received a report from the State Services Commission on the Specialist Education Services' termination of Celia Lashlie's contract; if so, what are the key findings of the report? More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 22 May 2001
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 12:01 am | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education): What specific conditions has he imposed on universities with respect to their funding for next year which led Vice-Chancellor Bryan Gould to describe the Government's ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer 17 May 2001
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 12:35 am | Office of the Clerk
1. CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the main conclusions of the most recent forecast on the New Zealand economy? More >>
