The day in Parliament

Press, 19 September 1985, Page 6

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington The Speaker, Dr Wall, gave an interim ruling on the order of business on Wednesdays when Parliament sat at 2 p.m. yesterday. Dr Wall said he proposed to call for formal advice from members before giving a final ruling next Wednesday. Mrs Judith Keall (Lab., Glenfield) presented the petition of Brian Victor Burgess, of the Electricity Division of l the Ministry of Energy, and 424 others, asking the House to recommend to the Government that the reorganisation of the division be stopped and an independent management consultant be appointed to study its functions. Ministers answered 20 questions. Members then began the Wednesday afternoon two-hour general debate. z'P' s r ’he dfhate ended, ‘.he p. •_• •>,(

social welfare, Mr V. S. Young (Nat., Waitotara), moved the introduction of the Income Tax (Repeal of National Superannuation Surcharge) Bill. The bill’s first reading debate was interrupted when the House adjourned for dinner at 5.30 p.m. Debate on the introduction of the Income Tax (Repeal of National Superannuation Surcharge) Amendment Bill continued when the House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The motion to introduce the bill was lost on a division, 31-40. The interrupted debate on the introduction of the Income Tax (Reduction) Amendment Bill then resumed. The motion to introduce the bill was lost on a division, 31-40.

The deputy leader of the Democratic Party, Mr G. T. Knapp (East Coast Bays), moved the introduction of the Nuclear-Free New Zealand Bill.

The debate on the introduction of the bill was interrupted whet! tr - House rose at 11 p.m.