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Determinations of the Business Committee for Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Determinations
Presented date: 22 May 2024

The Business Committee makes decisions about many aspects of proceedings of the House and its committees. It can determine the order of business to be transacted in the House, the time to be spent on any particular item of business in the House, how time spent on a particular item of business will be allocated among the parties represented in the House, and the speaking time of individual members on an item of business. It can determine extended sitting hours and whether legislation may proceed through the House as cognate bills or as an omnibus bill. The nature of committee of the whole House consideration of a bill may be determined by the Business Committee. It also decides the size and membership of select committees.

Agreed,

That the order of calls for the debate on the Budget Policy Statement be as follows: Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee – 10 min Labour – 10 min Green – 10 min ACT – 10 min NZ First – 10 min Te Pāti Māori – 5 min Green – 5 min National – 10 min Labour – 10 min National – 10 min Labour – 5 min National – 5 min Labour – 10 min National – 10 min

(SO 79(g))
    Agreed,

    That the proposed Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Bill and Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Bill may be introduced as omnibus bills.

    (SO 267(1)(c))
      Agreed,

      That the special debate on long-term issues scheduled for Thursday, 23 May 2024 be a 95-minute debate, beginning at 4.10pm, with the following order of calls: Long-term insights briefings Chairperson of the Governance and Administration Committee – 5 min Report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on The Treasury, Long-term Insights Briefing 2021 Chairperson – 5 min Labour, Green, ACT, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori – 1x 5 min call each Report of the Environment Committee on Ministry for the Environment, Manatū Mō Te Taiao, Long-term Insights Briefing 2023 Chairperson – 5 min Labour, Green, ACT, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori – 1x 5 min call each Report of the Social Services and Community Committee on Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Long-Term Insights Briefing 2023 Chairperson – 5 min Labour, Green, ACT, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori – 1x 5 min call each

      (SO 79(d), (f), 80)
        Agreed,

        That the following permanent changes be made to the membership of select committees: Environment Committee Hon Scott Simpson to replace David MacLeod Finance and Expenditure Committee Ryan Hamilton to replace David MacLeod

        (SO 188(2))

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