Financial Review Debate — In Committee

The House is in Committee on the Appropriation (2008/09 Financial Review) Bill. The financial review debate is the Committee stage of the Appropriation (2008/09 Financial Review) Bill. The time allocated for this debate is 4 hours, and comprises two distinct elements. The first is the debate on the annual financial statements of the Government, as reported on by the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Once this has concluded, the Committee debates individual financial reviews of departments, Offices of Parliament, and non-departmental appropriations as reported on by select committees. The debate on the Government’s financial position may be a fairly wide-ranging one, but the debates on the individual financial reviews of departments, Offices of Parliament, and non-departmental appropriations should be relevant to their performance in the 2008-09 financial year and their current operations.

The compendium of financial reviews and non-departmental appropriations available for debate are on the Table. A member may have no more than two calls on each financial review. At the conclusion of the debate, a single question is put on the provisions of the bill. There is no amendment to, or debate on, this question. The Chairperson then reports the bill to the House, and it is set down for third reading forthwith. There is no debate on the third reading.

Treasury

Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2009