Healthy Food Guidelines—Petition

Tuesday 17 November 2009 Hansard source (external site)

Moroney1. SUE MORONEY (Labour) Link to this
to the Chairperson of the Education and Science Committee

Has the Education and Science Committee received the petition of Sue Kedgley and the 15,683 New Zealanders who have asked for the reinstatement of healthy food guidelines?

PeacheyALLAN PEACHEY (Chairperson of the Education and Science Committee) Link to this

Yes.

MoroneySue Moroney Link to this

Why did he agree to hear submissions on this petition, but refuse to give the same consideration to the 15,808 signatories of the pay equity petition?

SmithMr SPEAKER Link to this

With questions to members, supplementary questions must relate very specifically to the primary question. The member has just asked about a totally different issue. I will give her a chance to ask another supplementary question, should she wish, but I must warn her that the supplementary questions available on this question are very limited.

MoroneySue Moroney Link to this

Why did he agree to hear submissions on this petition, which had fewer signatories than another petition that he did not wish to hear submissions on?

SmithMr SPEAKER Link to this

I do not see how that supplementary question is in order, at all. I do not see how that is a decision of the chairperson, at all. I am afraid I must ask the member to go on to question to member No. 2.

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