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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Bill to stop benefits of non-compliant offenders

Thursday, 18 August 2016, 1:09 pm | Office of the Clerk

Bill to stop benefit payments for offenders who do not comply with community sentences Parliament is considering a bill that aims to encourage certain offenders to complete their community-based sentences. The bill would allow all or part of an offender’s ... More >>

Food Safety Law Reform Bill

Thursday, 18 August 2016, 9:08 am | Office of the Clerk

17 August 2016 Media release – Select Committee Services Food Safety Law Reform Bill The Chairperson of the Primary Productions Committee is inviting submissions on this bill. The closing date for submissions isThursday 22 September 2016. More >>

Questions & Answers - 17 August 2016

Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 5:04 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by all his statements; if so, how? More >>

Questions for Oral Answer- Wednesday 17 August 2016

Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 1:01 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; if so, how? More >>

Questions & Answers - 16 August 2016

Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 5:27 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. TODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty) to the Minister of Finance : What recent announcements has the Government made regarding its Social Housing Reform Programme? More >>

Questions for Oral Answer- Tuesday 16 August 2016

Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 2:12 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. TODD MULLER to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding its Social Housing Reform Programme? More >>

Questions & Answers - 11 August 2016

Friday, 12 August 2016, 4:18 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central) to the Minister of Finance : Does he stand by all his statements? More >>

Oral Hearings into ‘Ending One’s Life in NZ' to Begin

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:21 pm | Office of the Clerk

The Health Select Committee has agreed to begin oral hearings on the Petition of Hon Maryan Street and 8,974 Others from 24 August 2016. This is the next step in the parliamentary petition process. More >>

Oral Questions - 11 August 2016

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:03 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his statements? More >>

Questions & Answers - 10 August 2016

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 5:20 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney) to the Minister of Finance : What progress is the Government making in building a more competitive and productive economy? More >>

Questions & Answers - 9 August 2016

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 5:18 pm | Office of the Clerk

METIRIA TUREI (Co-Leader—Green) : Tēnā koe, Mr Speaker. Tēnā koutou e Te Whare—and happy birthday, Prime Minister. [ Interruption ] You have got to be polite. I seek leave to have this question transferred back to the Prime Minister, to whom it was ... More >>

Oral Questions - 9 August 2016

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 1:09 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. METIRIA TUREI to the Minister for Building and Housing: How many years will it take for a median-priced Auckland house to be affordable at three to four times the median Auckland household income, with Auckland house prices growing almost six times ... More >>

Strengthening Parliamentary Scrutiny

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 1:10 pm | Office of the Clerk

This week Andrew Bayly MP, Deputy Chair of the Regulations Review Committee, is attending the Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference in Perth. The conference is hosted by the Parliament of Western Australia, from 11 to 14 July ... More >>

Maritime Crimes Amendment Bill

Friday, 8 July 2016, 2:18 pm | Office of the Clerk

This bill amends the Maritime Crimes Act 1999 to implement obligations under two maritime counter-terrorism treaties, the Protocol of 2005 to the Rome Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and ... More >>

Questions & Answers - 7 July 2016

Friday, 8 July 2016, 12:58 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader—Labour) to the Minister of Health : Did each district health board get a funding increase in Budget 2016 sufficient for them to meet all health demographics, wages, and inflationary cost pressures; if not, which ... More >>