Business Statement

Today, the House adjourns until Tuesday, 30 April. Legislation that will be considered in that week will include the remaining stages of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Levy) Amendment Bill and the Taxation (Research and Development Tax Credits) Bill, the first reading of the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill, and the committee stage of the Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill. Wednesday, 1 May will be a members’ day.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, and to the Leader of the House, for giving us that indication of forward business, but I am wondering if, perhaps, the Leader of the House might have given more consideration, after more than 80 public statements, to moving the member’s order of the day No. 6—Broadcasting (Games of National Significance) Amendment Bill (No 2)—further up the Order Paper in order that New Zealanders might be assured that, absent of the 5G network, they can watch the World Cup rugby this year?

Can I congratulate the member on getting the number of the order of the day right this week, which he didn’t get last week. But I can assure him that the Government is not intending to adopt that as a Government item of business, but, of course, if members across the House wanted to see it progress up the members’ orders of the day, then there are options for them to explore that.