Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Vote: Bills — Venture Capital Fund Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Venture Capital Fund Bill be reported to the House by Monday, 2 December 2019, and that the committee have authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting (except during oral questions), during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House, and on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House, and outside the Wellington area, despite Standing Orders 191, 193, and 194(1)(b) and (c).
Moved by
Hon David Parker
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
ALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): Well, wasn’t that an interesting contribution from a man who stood up because he felt he needed to defend Minister Parker— ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): And I’m going to say the same thing to you: this is a... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 56 Noes – 1 Absent)
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🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |