Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Urgent Debates Declined — Marsden Fund—Funding for Humanities and Social Sciences

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📅 Recorded under the Tuesday, 10 December 2024 session - Hansard's own transcript for this session runs through to Friday, 13 December 2024, so this debate may really have happened on a later date within that range rather than on 10 December itself - we can't tell which exact date from Hansard's own record of it.

📝 Hansard marked this day's transcript "Corrected" (not yet "Final") as of our last import - it may since have changed again. Check the official transcript if anything here looks off.

← Urgent Debates Declined — Health Workforce Plan—Release Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills →

🗣️ Speech Hon Gerry Brownlee (New Zealand National Party — List Member)

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I’ve received a letter from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall seeking to debate under Standing Order 399 the release of the Government’s health workforce plan. This is a particular case of recent occurrence for which there is ministerial responsibility. However, not every Government announcement warrants an urgent debate. Even though the announcement may be important, there must be such an element of urgency that the matter must take precedence over other business. I do not think that this application reaches that threshold. The application is therefore declined.

I’ve also received a letter from Hon Dr Deborah Russell seeking to debate the removal of funding for humanities and social sciences from the Marsden Fund. While this is also an important matter, it’s not of such urgency that it warrants setting aside the business of the House today. This application is therefore declined.

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Hon Gerry Brownlee (New Zealand National Party — List Member)