Business Statement

When the House resumes next Tuesday the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) will receive its first reading and the Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill will receive its third reading. The House will take urgency from Tuesday evening onwards to consider a range of bills that have been recently notified to all parties. The Government intends to take questions each day.

I convey our thanks to the Leader of the House for the suggested bills for next week. I was going to clarify with him the issue of question time, but the Deputy Leader of the House has done that. I am sure that will be of great interest to the 36 first-year Māori nursing students from Whitireia Community Polytechnic who are visiting Parliament today.

I am sure you are right.

💬 Mr SPEAKER: I am not sure whether the Speaker should be involved in that.

I am sure the member is right—my apologies, Mr Speaker.