Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded the Committee stage and third reading of the Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and the Tenancy Matters Amendment) Bill; the second reading and remaining stages of the Game Animal Council Bill and the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori ) Amendment Bill; the Committee stage and third reading of the Building Amendment Bill (No 4), the Financial Reporting Bill, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Covered Bonds) Amendment Bill, the Non-bank Deposit Takers Bill, the Statutes Amendment Bill, the Unit Titles Amendment Bill, and the Medicines Amendment Bill, and any bills into which they may be divided; and the first reading and referral to select committees of the Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2), the Parole Amendment Bill, and the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill. This is another important tranche of legislation that the Government wishes to see progressed before the end of the year. You will be aware that the legislative time available to the House is running very short. There will be those who say, once again, that the use of urgency should be a little more measured. I would ask them to perhaps turn their argument to the amount of time that the House actually makes available for legislation in any given week. All of these bills are bills that have a degree of importance. A large number of them are supported across the House.

💬 Grant Robertson: Not all, though.

I said a large number, Mr Robertson. I certainly would not claim unanimity, but a considerable number of bills are supported. There will be time for those bills that are more contentious to be fully discussed. It is my intention that the Government will seek leave for question time on Wednesday and Thursday, notwithstanding the fact that we are in urgency.