The day in Parliament

Press, 13 June 1984, Page 8

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington The Minister in charge of the Security Intelligence Service, Sir Robert Muldoon, made a Ministerial statement on the Tangimoana defence station when Parliament sat at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. Mr D. F. Quigley (Nat., Rangiora), presented the petition of Alfred William Clack and more than 2000 others asking the Government to consider establishing a cardiac unit at The Princess Margaret Hospital because of waiting lists in the other three main centres.

Mr M. J. Cullen (Lab., St Kilda), presented a petition on behalf of Mrs K. Carroll and 40 others asking the Government to pass a law urgently recognising unborn children as humans through pregnancy and granting them the same protection as other humans. Nine petitions were presented urging the Government to oppose the planned 1985 All Black tour to South Africa. They were presented by Mr G. W. R. Palmer (Lab., Christchurch Central), on behalf of Mary Baker and 19 others; Mr S. D. Upton (Nat., Waikato), on behalf of Dot Lovell-Smith; Mr R. O. Douglas (Lab., Manurewa), on behalf of D. P. Wilson and 19 others; the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Lange, on behalf of E. F. Sullivan and 19 others; Mr R. K. Maxwell (Lab., Waitakere), on behalf of Caroline WittenHaqnah and 19 others; Dr G. A. Wall (Lab., Porirua), on behalf of Lynn Everitt and 19 others; Mr W. P. Jeffries (Lab., Heretaunga), on behalf of D. L. and S. F. Homer and 19 others; the Social Credit Party leader, Mr Beetham, on behalf of Elizabeth Nicholls and 19 others; and Ms Helen Clark (Lab., Mount Albert), on behalf of Erian Frederick Swete and 22 others.

Members gave seven notices of motion. Ministers answered 15 questions. Debate began on the introduction of the Nuclear-Free New Zealand Bill, brought into the House by Mr R. W. Prebble (Lab., Auckland Central). Debate on the bill was interrupted when the House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. and was set down for resumption next sitting day. When the House resumed at 7.30 p.m. the Government moved to have Standing Orders suspended to allow the Whangarei Refinery Expansion Project Disputes Bill to pass through its remaining stages. The move was successful on a 41-35 division. The final clause of the bill went through its committal stage and debate then began on the third reading of the bill, which was received without debate.

The interrupted Address-in-Reply debate then resumed with Mr R. J. Tizard (Lab., Otahuhu), speaking. Other speakers were the Minister of Education, Mr Wellington, Mr T. J. Young (Lab., Eastern Hutt), and Mr P. R. Burden (Nat., Fendalton). Mr Burdon was interrupted when the House rose at 10.30 p.m.