The day in Parliament

Press, 13 May 1987, Page 8

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington Four petitions were presented to Parliament yesterday when the House sat at 2 p.m. Mr R. Gray (Nat., Ciutha) presented a petition on behalf of George Smith from Lawrence seeking urgent consideration to appointment of a resident police constable in Lawrence.

Mrs Judy Keall (Lab., Glenfield) presented a petition on behalf Of Lena Schenkel of the Federated Clerical, Administrative and. Related Industrial Association of Workers and 17,621 others asking for the law to be amended to incorporate the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. Mr R. L. G. Talbot (Nat., Ashburton presented a petition on behalf of Gloria Jean Dellow' and 5735 others asking that sentences handed down by the courts to perpetrators of sexual and/or physical crimes be amended to include capital punishment.

Dr C. D. Matthewson (Lab., Dunedin West) presented a petition on behalf of Trevor Reeves and Judith Wolfe of the Tobacco Advisory Council and 4212 others seeking an advertising and promotion ban on all tobacco/products. . Ministers answered 12 questions. . The Electoral Law Committee Chairman, Mr R. J. Northey (Lab., Eden), moved the report back to the House of the Electoral Amendment (No 4) Bill. The bill was reported back. The Minister of Defence, Mr O’Flynn, moved the introduction of the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions and Allowances) Orders Confirmation Bill. The bill was introduced and set down for a second reading. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Moyle, moved the introduction of the Agriculture (Emergency Regulations Confirmation) Bill. The bill was introduced and referred to the Primary Production Select Committee. The Social Security (Rates of Benefits) Orders Confirmsation Bill was introduced and set down for a second reading. The Acting Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, then moved that urgency be accorded the remaining stages of the Labour Relations Bill, the Economic Stabilisation Act Repeal Bill, the Video Recordings Bill, the Noise Control Amendment Bill and the Industry Safeguards Bill, and the introduction of Government bills. Urgency was accorded after a 42-24 division.

Members then began debating the second reading of the Labour Relations Bill. The debate was interrupted when the House adjourned for dinner at 5.30 p.m. The debate continued when the House resumed after dinner at 7.30 p.m. The bill was given a second reading after a 41-26 division. Members then began debating the bill’s committal stages. The debate on the committal stages of the Labour Relations Bill was interrupted when the House rose at midnight. The House was to resume under urgency at 9 a.m. today.