John Boscawen

This bill, the Christ’s College (Canterbury) Amendment Bill, as Kelvin Davis so eloquently explained, is to amend the Christ’s College (Canterbury) Act 1910, to remove difficulties in administering property vested in the college where the intended purposes have now been made redundant. I listened to Te Ururoa Flavell’s speech very carefully, and he spoke very …

I will refer to the collapse of financial markets and the importance of restoring confidence in financial markets, and particularly to page 107 of the Commerce Committee’s report on financial markets. The committee outlined the progress that the Government has been making to restore confidence in financial markets. But this afternoon I want to talk …

It seems to me that this is a very fundamental debate. The one very fundamental issue driving this debate is that this country has an accident compensation scheme that we literally cannot afford. It comes down to that very basic fact. When we look at why we cannot afford it, we see that in the …

We started this debate this morning with Darren Hughes asking the question about the fact that surely we are paying more and getting less with the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill. I wonder why we are paying more. That surely is the question. Why are we paying more? I do not know how …

When we started this debate the Minister for ACC, the Hon Nick Smith, set out a number of reasons why we need to pass this bill. He talked about the big increase in levies that would be necessary were it not for the passing of this bill. In particular he referred to the fact that …

One of the great advantages of joining the debate later in the piece is the chance to hear the contributions of all the members who spoke earlier. I intend to use most of my speaking time to address the issues raised initially by the Hon Maryan Street. The speakers who succeeded her all raised various …

The ACT Party will be supporting the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill. I will comment on the speech given earlier this evening by the Minister of Commerce, Simon Power, and also on the comments made in response by Lianne Dalziel. The Minister made the point that the bill is aimed at promoting confidence in …

I do not wish to speak a great deal on the Judicial Matters Bill, but I make it quite clear that the ACT Party will be supporting its passage through the House. One question that we would ask relates to the proposal contained in the bill to increase the number of Associate Judges of the …

Yesterday we heard the Prime Minister outline the Government’s plan for the year. He touched on a number of areas, one of which I would like to focus on this afternoon. He talked about the possibility of increasing the rate of GST from 12.5 percent to 15.5 percent. What did we hear from the Opposition …

I also would like to acknowledge all those who have made a contribution to the successful running of this House over the past 12 months. I wish them all the best for the festive season.
I do not have the humour of Darren Hughes, but I want to use this opportunity to discuss a very serious …