Business Statement

Today, the House will adjourn until Tuesday, 2 May. In that week, the annual review debate will continue, with eight Ministers scheduled to appear. Legislation to be considered will include the second readings of the Grocery Industry Competition Bill and the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill, and the remaining stages of the Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) Amendment Bill. On Thursday, 4 May, there will be a 90-minute special debate on local issues.

Well, looking at the Order Paper, there’s only 13 bills on it, and so a lot of the public are interested to know whether the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill may be up for debate next time we’re sitting.

I’m sure that the member’s colleagues would have alerted him to just how hard parliamentary select committees are working at the moment and the enormous amount of legislation that will return to the Order Paper when we get back. The member will be among the first people in New Zealand to know when the Kermadecs bill is ready.