Business Statement

When the House resumes on Tuesday, 2 May, priority will be given to the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Bill, the Education Amendment Bill, the Criminal Procedure Bill, the Coroners Bill, the Historic Places Amendment Bill, and the first readings of the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill and the Law Reform (Epidemic Preparedness) Bill. Wednesday of the first week is, of course, a members’ day.

If I am not mistaken, some of those bills are yet to be tabled—or will we have some days where we wait for those bills while dealing with other matters on the Order Paper? But, in any event, I notice that the Order Paper currently has some 22 Government items on it, but only three are advanced by current front-bench members. The rest are being advanced by Ministers who are currently further back in the rankings. Can the Leader of the House indicate whether that is an indication of bigger things to come for some of the fellows sitting further behind him?

No. It indicates that we are making good progress on the programme.