Committee notes
Commerce
The committee met on 2 June and 3 June to consider the 2010/11 Estimates, and to hear evidence on 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Commerce. The committee also considered the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill.
The committee will not meet next week.
Education and Science
The committee met on 2 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Education, Vote Education Review Office, Vote Crown Research Institutes, and Vote Research, Science and Technology. The committee also further considered the petitions of Aaron Gilmore, Sue Kedgley, and Hans Kriek.
The committee will next meet on 9 June in Dunedin and 10 June in Christchurch to continue hearing evidence on the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill.
Electoral Legislation
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee met on 2 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote State-Owned Enterprises, and to continue its consideration of other items of business before it.
It will next meet on 10 June to hear evidence from the Minister of Finance on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Finance, and to hear evidence from the Reserve Bank on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s monetary policy statement, June 2010.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee met on 3 June to consider the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Foreign Affairs and Trade, Vote Official Development Assistance, Vote Defence, Vote Defence Force, Vote Veterans’ Affairs - Defence Force, and Vote Veterans’ Affairs - Social Development. The committee heard evidence from the Minister of Customs on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Customs.
The committee will next meet on 17 June to consider the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Defence, Vote Defence Force, and Vote Customs.
Government Administration
The committee met on 2 June to consider the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Office of the Clerk, Vote Women’s Affairs, Vote Pacific Island Affairs, and Vote Sport and Recreation. The committee heard evidence from the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Parliamentary Service.
The committee will next meet on 16 June to consider the petition of Nathan James Ngatai and 1050 others, and the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Office of the Clerk, Vote Ministerial Services, and Vote Sport and Recreation.
Health
The committee met on 2 June to consider the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill, and to hear evidence on its briefing from Professor Sir Peter Gluckman on how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation. It also heard evidence on the report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Effectiveness of arrangements to check the standard of services provided by rest homes.
The committee will next meet on 16 June.
Justice and Electoral
The committee met on 3 June to hear evidence from the Minister of Justice on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Justice. It also considered the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Bill, the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill, and the petitions of Jane Prichard, and Ken Orr on behalf of Right to Life New Zealand
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Law and Order
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 16 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Corrections, Vote Police, and Vote Serious Fraud.
Local Government and Environment
The committee met on 3 June to hear evidence from the Minister of Local Government on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Local Government. It also heard evidence from the Ministry for the Environment on the report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on How clean is New Zealand? Measuring and reporting on the health of our environment, and considered the petition of Maureen Pugh, and the report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Local authorities: Planning to meet the forecast demand for drinking water.
The committee will next meet on 17 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Environment, and Vote Conservation.
Māori Affairs
The committee met on 2 June to hear evidence on the inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori. The committee also considered the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Māori Affairs, and Vote Treaty Negotiations.
The committee will next meet on 16 June to consider and hear evidence on 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Māori Affairs, and Vote Treaty Negotiations. These hearings will be open to the public.
Primary Production
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Regulations Review
The committee met on 3 June to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations, and regulation-making powers in the Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Bill, and the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill.
The committee will next meet on 17 June to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations, and regulation-making powers in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill.
Social Services
The committee met on 2 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Senior Citizens, and Vote Housing. It also heard evidence on the Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee met on 3 June to hear evidence on the Employment Relations (Workers’ Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment bill, and from the Migrant Action Trust and the Department of Labour on a petition on immigration rights for recent migrants. The committee also heard evidence from the Minister for Immigration on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Immigration.
The committee will next meet on 17 June to hear evidence on the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote Labour.
