Urgent Debates Declined

Madam SPEAKER Link to this

I have received a letter from Ron Mark seeking to debate under Standing Order 380 gang-related tensions in Wanganui. The urgent debate procedure is intended to allow the House to debate a particular event that has occurred that involves ministerial responsibility; it is not a means of debating a general state of affairs—however concerning it may be—such as gang-related tensions. I therefore cannot accept this application.