Determinations of the Business Committee for Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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.
That there be no debate on the Government motion recommending an appointment to the Representation Commission.
That each party may take one call in the debate on the Government motion recommending the appointment of an Ombudsman and Chief Ombudsman.
That the following permanent changes be made to the membership of select committees: Finance and Expenditure Committee Cameron Brewer to replace Stuart Smith Dan Bidois to replace Catherine Wedd Education and Workforce Committee Dr Vanessa Weenink to replace Mike Butterick Francisco Hernandez to replace Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan Governance and Administration Committee Stuart Smith to replace Cameron Brewer Hon Melissa Lee to replace Tom Rutherford Māori Affairs Committee Dana Kirkpatrick to replace Dan Bidois Benjamin Doyle to replace Kahurangi Carter Regulations Review Committee Nancy Lu to replace Ryan Hamilton Miles Anderson to replace David MacLeod Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee Dr Hamish Campbell to replace Dan Bidois Environment Committee Catherine Wedd to replace Hon Scott Simpson Grant McCallum to replace Mike Butterick Ryan Hamilton to replace Dr Hamish Campbell Justice Committee Tom Rutherford to replace Cameron Brewer Carl Bates to replace Paulo Garcia Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to replace Tamatha Paul Primary Production Committee Mike Butterick to replace Catherine Wedd Transport and Infrastructure Committee Dan Bidois to replace Grant McCallum Stuart Smith to replace Tom Rutherford Petitions Committee Paulo Garcia to replace Carl Bates Kahurangi Carter to replace Francisco Hernandez
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| Type of business: | Determinations |
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| Parliament: | 54 |