Disability Support Services Bill
Madam Chair—Mr Chair, my apologies.
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): It’s the year 2026.
The member—from the circumstances that she has outlined—refers to the flexible funding policy, and my intention would be that the flexible funding policy would be one of the first support programmes, because of the improvement we’ve already made. There are no rules, there are no guidelines now, around flexible funding. Where there is overseas travel, there is kind of a check and balance, which I think people would expect, but there is no intention to change what the policy is currently, but it is going to be important to put it into a support programme that’s one of the first that I want to be in a support programme, because we have made improvements from a year ago, two years ago, three years ago, and I want those improvements to be protected.
I move, That debate on this question now close.
A party vote was called for on the question, That debate on this question now close.
Ayes 67
New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8.
Noes 50
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi.
Motion agreed to.
A party vote was called for on the question, That Part 3 be agreed to.
Ayes 67
New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8.
Noes 50
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi.
Part 3 agreed to.
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Schedule 1 stand part.
A party vote was called for on the question, That Schedule 1 be agreed to.
Ayes 67
New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8.
Noes 50
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi.
Schedule 1 agreed to.
A party vote was called for on the question, That Schedule 2 be agreed to.
Ayes 67
New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8.
Noes 50
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi.
Schedule 2 agreed to.
Committee of the whole House
Clauses 1 and 2
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, we come to our final debate, clauses 1 and 2, “Title” and “Commencement”.
🗣️ Spoke in this debate (2)
- Dr Carlos Cheung (New Zealand National Party — Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Louise Upston (New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)