When Parliament resumed at 2pm the Leader of the House Gerry
Brownlee said when Parliament rose this week it would
adjourn until November 9.
Mr Brownlee said priority would
then be given to the Taxation International Investment and
Remedial Matters Bill.
He indicated the second week of the
November sitting would be held under urgency, but would
adjourn at 6pm on the Thursday. This urgency motion would be
used to progress bills on the Order Paper.
The Petition of
Monique Watson and 694 others, requesting that the House of
Representatives delay the introduction of National Standards
until certain conditions were met, was presented.
The
Housing Corporation annual report and a Commerce Select
Committee report on the Television New Zealand Amendment
Bill were tabled, and the Citizenship Amendment Bill was
introduced.
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