Archive for: Oral Questions
Parliament Report 14/5
It was another quite week in Parliament, but Budget Day is looming and will lead to a rash of Oral and Written Questions. Support for NEETs and loan repayment rates...
Parliament Report 7/5
It was another quiet week, with the only item of interest being more Skills for Canterbury questions. This Parliament Report covers the week ending 6 May 2012. Relevance:...
Parliament Report 26/3
The Government could be facing more heat over the Canterbury rebuild this year, with questions starting on resourcing for the education effort. The Government faces...
Parliament Report 5/3
The Royal Society Bill finally passed last week, bringing the humanities sector formally into the Royal Society. Welfare reform also made the news, with a focus...
Parliament Report 20/2
The week was pretty quiet other than a splash by the Greens’ Jan Logie over the Training Incentive Allowance. This Parliament Report covers the period from...
Parliament Report 12/10 (India Inquiry Released)
This Parliament Report covers the period from 24 September to 11 October. The House rose during the period and these reports will accordingly be briefer until after...
Parliament Report 13/9
This Parliament Report covers the period from 3 to 9 September. Labour and National are jousting over industry training and trades training, while postdoctoral scholarships...
Parliament Report 5/9
This Parliament Report covers the period from 15 August to 2 September. We held off on doing this report until Hansard was available for the two education-related...
Parliament Report 15/8
This Parliament Report covers the period from 9 to 14 August. The Education Amendment Bill (No.4) is moving ahead smoothly, while policies around youth skills and...
Parliament Report 12/7
This Parliament Report covers the fortnight ending 8 July 2011. The likelihood of the VSM Bill not passing before the election, unless it is taken up by the government,...
Parliament Report 22/6
This Parliament Report covers the period ending 18 June 2011. Some questioning by Labour exposed that a big Budget proposal for high-value manufacturing research...
Parliament Report 13/5
This Parliament Report covers the period from 9 April to 12 May. The first pre-budget announcements have been made, while the Education Amendment Bill (No.4) emerges...
Parliament Report 12/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 8 April 2011. It is longer due to Unitec’s involvement in two petitions to Parliament, possible compulsory social...
Parliament Report 30/3
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 25 March 2011. There is a new Labour education spokesperson and Labour’s Su’a William Sio is seeking to...
Parliament Report 21/3
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 18 March 2011. The most interesting part was strong questioning by Labour over skills issues related to the Christchurch...
Parliament Report 15/3
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 11 March 2011. Relevance: Low-medium for those training medical radiation technologists. Key Facts The Education...
Parliament Report 14/12
This Parliament Report covers the period from 9-13 December. Two Bills were passed during urgency (which we will review in more depth once Hansard goes online). Relevance:...
Parliament Report 30/11
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 26 November. The State Sector Management Bill was reported back with minor changes and Telford’s disestablishment...
Parliament Report 15/11
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 12 November. There are new NZQA Board appointments, and some info on the VSM/student loans link. Relevance: Low-medium...
Parliament Report 1/11
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 29 October. It was a quiet week Relevance: Medium relevance to ITOs, with an oral question and two ITO re-recognitions. The...