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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.
Office of the Clerk - Latest News [Page 18]
Questions of the Day - Nov 9
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:08 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: What will the specific measurable targets be, if any, that she will used to hold her Government to account? More >>
Oral Questions - 18 August 2017
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 11:32 am | Office of the Clerk
1. BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Finance: How is Budget 2017 helping support social services over the next four years? More >>
Oral Questions - 16 August 2017
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 11:44 am | Office of the Clerk
2. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government ensuring New Zealanders share in the benefits of a growing economy? More >>
Public invited to watch key milestone in election timeline
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 12:42 pm | Office of the Clerk
New Zealand’s 51st Parliament will be dissolved next week, marking the first step in holding the general election. More >>
Oral Questions - 15 August 2017
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 11:53 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JACINDA ARDERN to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government’s previous support of “evidence-based investment practices”; if so, does the Government intend to send young people charged with serious offences to a military camp, despite ... More >>
Oral Questions - 10 August 2017
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 12:15 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. RON MARK to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements on immigration fraud? More >>
Oral Questions - 9 August 2017
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 11:35 am | Office of the Clerk
1. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making on the $32.5 billion infrastructure programme over the next four years identified in Budget 2017? More >>
Oral Questions - 8 August 2017
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 12:19 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. JACINDA ARDERN to the Prime Minister: Did the Auckland transport announcement he made on Sunday include any acceleration of his Government’s plan to wait 30 years to build rail to the airport; if not, why not? More >>
Parliament: Questions for Oral Answer August 3
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 11:42 am | Office of the Clerk
1. MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Finance: What decisions has the Government made to ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of tax? More >>
Parliament: Oral Questions - 2 August 2017
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 11:43 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies? More >>
Parliament Oral Questions - 1 August 2017
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 12:46 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. JACINDA ARDERN to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement on the housing crisis that “I wouldn’t call it a crisis. We have strong demand, we have an uplift in prices – these are good problems to have actually”? More >>
Oral Questions - 27 July 2017
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 11:47 am | Office of the Clerk
1. SARAH DOWIE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on New Zealand’s trade exports? More >>
Oral Questions - 26 July 2017
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 11:46 am | Office of the Clerk
1. JACINDA ARDERN to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by her statement yesterday that the Ministry of Social Development Household Incomes report shows “both lower and higher income households are getting the benefit of a strong and ... More >>
Oral Questions - 25 July 2017
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 1:50 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements on the Todd Barclay matter; if so, how? More >>
Have Your Say: Removing convictions for homosexual offences
Friday, 7 July 2017, 4:23 pm | Office of the Clerk
Removing historical convictions for homosexual offences: have your say The Justice and Electoral committee is inviting public submissions on the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill. The bill accompanies the ... More >>
Oral Questions - 6 July 2017
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 11:34 am | Office of the Clerk
1. METIRIA TUREI to the Associate Minister of Health: Tokohia ngā tāngata i inu wai nā te e coli i paihana, i ngā rā atu i te tahi o Hōngongoi, tau rua mano tekau mā rima, ki te toru tekau o Pipiri, tau rua mano tekau mā ono? More >>
Oral Questions - 5 July 2017
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 11:48 am | Office of the Clerk
1. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in his Minister for Social Housing given that the Hutt housing development announced yesterday would include as few as 60 affordable homes out of the 330 to be built? More >>
Oral Questions - 4 July 2017
Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 12:07 pm | Office of the Clerk
1. JOANNE HAYES to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the level of confidence in the New Zealand economy? More >>
Members’ bills ballot for Thursday, 29 June 2017
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 1:55 pm | Office of the Clerk
54 Sentencing (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill Hon Nanaia Mahuta 16 Education (Teaching Council of Aotearoa) Amendment Bill Chris Hipkins More >>
Oral Questions - 29 June 2017
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 11:46 am | Office of the Clerk
1. PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does he agree with Mainfreight founder and Chairman Bruce Plested that housing is a “social disgrace”, that the market cannot sort out this problem, and that real leadership and intestinal ... More >>
