The day in Parliament

Press, 11 October 1985, Page 4

The day in Parliament

Estimates covering Works and Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Rural Bank, Housing, Maori Affairs, and Local Government may be considered by Parliament next week, said the Acting Leader of the House, Mr Hunt when Parliament sat at 2 p.m. yesterday.

Progress on legislation on the Order Paper would continue and there would also be a two-hour general debate on Wednesday afternoon.

Ministers answered 20 questions.

Mr Trevor Young (Lab., Eastern Hutt) tabled the report of the Internal Affairs and Local Government Committee

recommending that the 1985-86 estimates for the Internal Affairs Department be accepted. Dr Bruce Gregory (Lab., Northern Maorij tabled the report of the Maori > Affairs Committee recommending that the 1985-86 estimates for the Maori Affairs Department be accepted. Mr Ralph Maxwell (Lab., Waitakere) tabled the report of the Primary Production Committee recommending that the 1985-86 estimates for the Forest Service be accepted. Ms Helen Clark (Lab., Mt Albert) tabled the report of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee recommending that the petition of Larry Ross and 17,075 others be referred to the Government for consideration. The petition asks the House to recommend that the Government withdraw New Zealand from military alliances, declare New Zealand a nuclear weapon-free zone, work to extend the zone to the South Pacific, and increase efforts to prevent a nuclear holocaust. The Acting Leader. of the

House, Mr Hunt, presented the report of the Privileges Committee on a question of privilege concerning an article in the “New Zealand Times” of September 8. Mr Richard Northey (Lab., Eden) tabled the Electoral Law Committee’s report into the Electoral Amendment Bill. The Acting Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, moved a Government notice of motion giving leave to the Finance and Expenditure Committee to sit during the sitting hours of Parliament to hear submissions on the Goods and Services Tax Bill.

The motion was passed after a division won by the Government, 39-30. Members then resumed the interrupted debate on the Defence estimates contained in the Appropriation Bill (No. 2). The debate was interrupted when the House adjourned for dinner at 5.30 p.m. Debate on the . Defence estimates continued when the House resumed after dinner at 7.30 p.m. These estimates were passed, as were the estimates for Social Welfare Department expenditure on war pensions. Debate then began on the Works and Development estimates. This was interrupted, and members began debating the second reading of the State Services Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill.

The bill was given its second reading after a division of 3830. The Electricity Amendment Bill was given its second reading, as was the Patriotic and Canteen Funds Amendment Bill

The Crimes Amendment Bill (No. 2) was given its second reading. Debate began on. the second reading of the New Zealand Market Development Board Bill. This was interrupted when the House rose at 11 p.m.