Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement adjourned to allow passing of Government Bills – including one that gives Ministers powers to sell state houses; Government faces questions about details of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, as does MFAT Chief Trade Negotiator David Walker when he appears before the Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Committee; Children’s Commissioner Russell Wills voices concern about the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which he says won’t solve child health problems; Corrections boss Ray Smith faces questions about Mt Eden Prison from Law & Order Committee members; Parliament is adjourned for a week, returning on Tuesday March 1st.
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