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 16 May 2001

Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 1:50 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon MURRAY McCULLY to the Attorney-General: If it is correct that the confidentiality provisions of clause 7 in the settlement agreement between the Prime Minister and Mr John Yelash were included at the instigation of counsel for Mr Yelash, as she ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 15 May 2001

Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 1:13 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the Minister for the Environment: In relation to her decision not to exercise her call-in powers under the Resource Management Act 1991 in respect of CO2 emissions from a new thermal power station planned for Otahuhu, what specific ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 10 May 2001

Thursday, 10 May 2001, 12:04 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Was she made aware of the Minister of Finance's concerns about exceeding the fiscal cap at the time of the December Economic and Fiscal Update; if so, did she advise him to keep that information from the rest ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday 9th May 2001

Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 1:56 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. DAVID BENSON-POPE to the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education): What initiatives are being undertaken to promote an innovative tertiary education system? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 8 May 2001

Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 12:13 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: Who told her that the Government's $5.9 billion fiscal cap would be exceeded, and on what date? More >>

Weekly Select Committee Business - 4 May

Monday, 7 May 2001, 9:50 am | Office of the Clerk

From 27 April to 4 May 2001 there were 17 committee meetings, all in the parliamentary complex. More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 3 May 2001

Thursday, 3 May 2001, 1:15 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. RON MARK to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: Has he received any indication that legal action may be taken by the vendors of the land under offer for the proposed Mandeville youth justice facility; if so, is there any potential ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 2 May 2001

Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 12:12 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Minister of Health: Does she stand by her statement that "Cabinet agreed that no person who is entitled to the community services card before 1 April 2001 should lose his or her entitlement as a consequence of the ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 1 May 2001

Tuesday, 1 May 2001, 12:50 am | Office of the Clerk

1. GRAHAM KELLY to the Minister of Labour: What reports, if any, has she received on the number of work stoppages under the Employment Relations Act? More >>

Select Committee Weekly News - April 27th

Friday, 27 April 2001, 1:36 pm | Office of the Clerk

The committee did not met in the adjournment. It will next meet on Thursday, 3 May, when it will conduct a second hearing on the 1999/2000 financial review of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. The foundation is the Government's largest ... More >>

This Week's Select Committee News - 12 April 2000

Thursday, 12 April 2001, 1:37 pm | Office of the Clerk

From 6 April to 12 April 2001 there were six committee meetings, one of which was outside Wellington. The remainder were in the parliamentary complex. More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 5 April 2001

Thursday, 5 April 2001, 12:26 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Dr MURIEL NEWMAN to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Has the Historic Places Trust had its lawyers write to an ex-employee, threatening legal action if she breached confidentiality; if so, how does she reconcile this with her ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday 4 April 2001

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 1:17 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. GRAHAM KELLY to the Minister of Labour: Has she received any reports about the opinion of employers on the success of the Employment Relations Act 2000? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 3 April 2001

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 12:13 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon JENNY SHIPLEY to the Prime Minister: What reasons does she have for not supporting the call by two former Secretaries of Defence and four former chiefs of the defence forces to publish drafts of the Government's defence reviews so they ... More >>

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