Budget Debate To Be Given Priority
The Government will seek to make progress on Budget legislation when Parliament resumes after a coming two week adjournment.
Deputy Leader of the House Simon Bridges said priority would be given to the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Bill when the House next sits. This is a set piece 11 hour debate. The Government would also seek to make progress on a number of third readings.
Pharmac’s Statement of Expectation was presented as we the Speakers report on the trips of the parliamentary delegation to Europe in April.
Select Committee reports were presented on the:
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Building and Housing by the Social Services Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Business, Science and Innovation (only Science and Innovation appropriations) by the Education and Science Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Canterbury Earthquake Recovery by the Finance and Expenditure Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Education and Vote Education Review Office by the Education and Science Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Finance, Fiscal
Strategy Report 2015, and Budget Economic and Fiscal Update
2015 by the Finance and Expenditure
Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Health by the Health Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Internal Affairs, Vote Pacific Peoples, Vote Sport and Recreation, and Vote Statistics by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Office of the Clerk by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Ombudsmen by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Parliamentary Service and Vote Prime Minister and Cabinet by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Revenue by the Finance and Expenditure Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Social Development by the Social Services Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote State Services by the Government Administration Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Tertiary Education by the Education and Science Committee
2015/16 Estimates for Vote Women by the Government Administration Committee
Petition 2014/0010 of Daniel Silva on behalf
of Ferry Users Group of Waiheke by the Transport and
Industrial Relations Committee
A notice of motion without debate expressing Parliament’s concern about events in Narau was passed on a voice vote.
MPs began Question Time.
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