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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PQ 11. Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:15 pm | Office of the Clerk

PQ 11. Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill—Māori Language Advisory Group More >>

PQ 10. Primary Sector Development

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:14 pm | Office of the Clerk

PQ 10. Primary Sector Development—Initiatives Targeting Young People [Sitting date: 04 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:11. Text is subject to correction.] More >>

PQ 9. Islamic State Conflict—Defence Force Deployment

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:13 pm | Office of the Clerk

9. Hon PHIL GOFF (Labour—Mt Roskill) to the Minister of Defence : How many New Zealand Defence Force personnel have begun training and preparation for deployment to Iraq, and when was he first advised that training had begun? More >>

PQ 8. Budget 2014—Geological Data Projects

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:12 pm | Office of the Clerk

8. BRETT HUDSON (National) to the Minister of Energy and Resources : What update can he give on new data acquisition projects to support geological prospectivity signalled in Budget 2014? More >>

PQ 7. Local Government Commission—Confidence

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:11 pm | Office of the Clerk

7. RON MARK (NZ First) to the Minister of Local Government : Does she have confidence in the Local Government Commission? More >>

PQ 6. Health Promotion Agency Board

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:10 pm | Office of the Clerk

PQ 6. Health Promotion Agency Board—Potential Conflict of Interest [Sitting date: 04 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:7. Text is subject to correction.] More >>

PQ 5. Student Achievement—Investing in Educational Success

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:09 pm | Office of the Clerk

PQ 5. Student Achievement—Investing in Educational Success Programme [Sitting date: 04 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:6. Text is subject to correction.] More >>

PQ 4. Housing—Foreign Ownership of New Zealand Property

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:08 pm | Office of the Clerk

4. PHIL TWYFORD (Labour—Te Atatū) to the Minister for Building and Housing : Does he stand by his statement “I am open to having more information on overseas ownership, but I do not favour a register”; if so, why? More >>

PQ 3. Economic Programme—Support for Families

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:07 pm | Office of the Clerk

3. CHRIS BISHOP (National) to the Minister of Finance : How is the Government’s economic plan helping New Zealand families? More >>

PQ 2. District Health Boards—Health Benefits Ltd

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:05 pm | Office of the Clerk

2. Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader - Labour) to the Minister of Health : How many days passed between his 6 November press release stating that Health Benefits Limited was making “good progress” and his announcement that HBL would be wound down? More >>

PQ 1. Islamic State Conflict—Defence Force Deployment

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 5:04 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Minister of Defence : Has the Government given instructions to the Defence Force to begin preparations for deployment to the Middle East against ISIS? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer December 4

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 11:36 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister of Defence: Has the Government given instructions to the Defence Force to begin preparations for deployment to the Middle East against ISIS? More >>

Questions and Answers - December 3

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 5:24 pm | Office of the Clerk

Islamic State Conflict—Government Response 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by his statement that the “100 years commemoration of Gallipoli” could be “one argument” for a joint ANZAC force to be deployed ... More >>

PQ 8. Broadband, Ultra-fast and Rural—Progress

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:30 pm | Office of the Clerk

8. SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki) to the Minister for Communications : What recent reports has she received on the number of end users able to connect to the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband and Rural Broadband Initiative? More >>

PQ 12. Fisheries Protection—Honorary Fisheries Officers

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:21 pm | Office of the Clerk

12. STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura) to the Minister for Primary Industries : What recent reports has he received on the number of Honorary Fishery Officers leading into the summer fishing period? More >>

PQ 11. Captioning—Free-to-air Programmes

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:20 pm | Office of the Clerk

11. MOJO MATHERS (Green) to the Minister of Broadcasting : Will she consider using regulation to increase New Zealand’s level of captioning for free-to-air television, given that all of Europe has regulations in place for captioning; if not, why not? More >>

PQ 10. Partnership Schools—Prime Minister’s Statements

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:19 pm | Office of the Clerk

10. CHRIS HIPKINS (Labour—Rimutaka) to the Minister of Education : Does she agree with the Prime Minister’s statement that “If those partnership schools don’t succeed the Government will be just as quick to close them down as we have been to ... More >>

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