Annual Review Debate — In Committee

The House is in committee for further consideration of the Appropriation (2022/23 Confirmation and Validation) Bill. This is the debate on the financial position of the Government and the annual reviews of departments, Officers of Parliament, Crown entities, public organisations, and State enterprises, as reported on by select committees. There is one hour and 46 minutes remaining in this debate. New Zealand National has 15 minutes remaining. New Zealand Labour has 57 minutes remaining. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand has 15 minutes remaining. ACT New Zealand has 27 minutes remaining. New Zealand First has nine minutes. Te Pāti Māori has 16 minutes remaining.

The Government has indicated that the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety and the Minister of Agriculture will be available today to respond to members’ questions. Each debate will be led off by the chairperson or another member of the committee that considered annual reviews most closely related to the Minister’s portfolios. These speeches should be a non-political report back to the committee from the select committee. The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is here for 45 minutes to respond to members’ questions.

Workplace Relations and Safety