The day in parliament

Press, 19 February 1988, Page 6

The day in parliament

PA Wellington Members welcomed the visiting Thai Deputy Minister of Commerce, Mr Prachuab Chaiyasan, when Parliament sat at 2 p.m. yesterday. The Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, outlined Parliament’s business for next week. Mr P. C. East (Nat., Rotorua) presented the position of Elizabeth Ann Williams and 97 others calling on Parliament to pass the Mental Health Bill. The annual reports of the Licensing Control Commission and the Terawhiti Licencing Trust were tabled. Ministers answered 22 questions. The chairman of the Business Select Committee, Mr J. J. Terris (Lab., Western Hutt), presented his committee’s report on guidelines for the appointment of select committee chairmen. Dr W. D. Sutton (Lab., Hawke’s Bay) presented the Commerce and Marketing Select Committee’s report on the Standards Bill. The bill was set down for its second reading. A Government Notice of Motion to have the Ports Reform Bill transferred from the Commerce and Marketing Committee to the Communications and Road Safety Committee was passed. A motion to allow the Government Administration Committee to meet during sittings of Parliament was passed by 46 votes to 31 on a division. The House resumed the debate on the second reading of the Police Complaints Authority and Miscellaneous Amendments Bill, which was agreed to on a 46 to 32 division. The Minister of Justice, Mr Palmer, moved the second reading of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Bill. The bill was given its second reading. The Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, moved that, as sufficient progress had been made, Parliament adjourn at 5 p.m. The House rose.