Urgent Debates Declined — Marine-farming Space—Allocation

I have received a letter from Gerry Brownlee seeking to debate under Standing Order 373 an announcement relating to the allocation of marine-farming space. The proposal in the Minister’s announcements is described as being part of the decision-making process requiring feedback from Māori before final policy decisions are made. In these circumstances it is not entirely clear that a particular case of recent occurrence has actually occurred. However, in any case, as the announcement makes clear, once decisions are made they will be embodied in an aquaculture reform bill later this year. In these circumstances there is no need for an urgent debate on the subject today. The application is therefore declined.