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 And Answers - Tuesday, April 9 2008

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 5:52 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. H V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour—Manukau East) to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology: What reports has he received on improvements for telecommunications in New Zealand? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 11:58 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance that “tax cuts are not self-funding. If unaccompanied by expenditure cuts they simply lead to burgeoning deficits and debt”; if not, why not? More >>

Questions And Answers – Thursday, April 3 2008

Friday, 4 April 2008, 10:18 am | Office of the Clerk

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 3 April 2008

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:40 am | Office of the Clerk

1. H V ROSS ROBERTSON to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology: What reports has he received on improvements for telecommunications in New Zealand? More >>

Questions And Answers – Wednesday, 2 April 2007

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 9:36 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Leader—National) to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement regarding tax cuts that “I am sure there will be something for everybody. But that means individual amounts are not likely to be large, given ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 2 April 08

Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 11:37 am | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement regarding tax cuts that “I am sure there will be something for everybody. But that means individual amounts are not likely to be large, given that the money is spread very ... More >>

Questions And Answers – Tuesday April 1, 2008

Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 10:06 am | Office of the Clerk

1. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Prime Minister: Will she ensure journalists travelling with her, as part of the delegation she is leading to China next week, will enjoy normal press freedoms as outlined in international human rights treaties; if not, ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 11:45 am | Office of the Clerk

1. KEITH LOCKE to the Prime Minister: Will she ensure journalists travelling with her, as part of the delegation she is leading to China next week, will enjoy normal press freedoms as outlined in international human rights treaties; if not, why not? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 20 March 08

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 1:31 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with recent media reports that fixed two-year mortgage rates are likely to exceed 10 percent? More >>

Questions And Answers – Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 5:50 pm | Office of the Clerk

1. CHARLES CHAUVEL (Labour) to the Minister of Finance: What new economic initiatives come into force on 1 April this year, and what has been the reaction to them? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 19 March 08

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 11:59 am | Office of the Clerk

1. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister of Finance: What new economic initiatives come into force on 1 April this year, and what has been the reaction to them? More >>

Questions And Answers – Tuesday 18 March 2008

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 9:53 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement yesterday, in relation to the economic downturn: “Basically the New Zealand economy has held up pretty well”; if so, why? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 11:47 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement yesterday, in relation to the economic downturn, that “Basically the New Zealand economy has held up pretty well”; if so, why? More >>

Questions And Answers – Thursday, 13 March 2008

Friday, 14 March 2008, 9:40 am | Office of the Clerk

1. MOANA MACKEY (Labour) to the Minister of Finance: How many young people have enrolled in KiwiSaver? More >>

Questions And Answers – Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Thursday, 13 March 2008, 11:01 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her response, when asked whether her Government got many of its ideas from the New Zealand Public Service, “No. It is a very blunt answer but it is true. We generate the ... More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 13 March 08

Thursday, 13 March 2008, 12:03 am | Office of the Clerk

1. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Finance: How many young people have enrolled in KiwiSaver? More >>

Questions For Oral Answer - 12 March 2008

Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:46 am | Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her response, when asked whether her Government got many of its ideas from the New Zealand Public Service, “No. It is a very blunt answer but it is true. We generate the ideas.”; if not, why ... More >>