Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents.

Every debate is equal but are first and third readings more equal than others? Probably not. We have the firsts and thirds for the week.

MPs have debated the findings of an inquiry into student accommodation prompted by the death of a student in 2019. Here’s how they changed the law.

The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM).

Parliament was once wall to wall speeches, recently the Q&A has gaining ground. Quizzes have escaped Question Time and media stand ups and is colonising the traditional debates.

Parliament has given the Government a float. Not a raft in the deluge, but cash to be ‘going on with’ while they all continue debating the new budget, which applies from next week.

Ministers have appeared before other MPs to answer questions about Budget 2021 as part of Parliament's financial scrutiny cycle.

Non-government bills changing laws around mobility device seizures, the wording of verdicts for insane offenders, and waka-jumping MPs have been worked on at Parliament.

Parliament's question times have been littered with a recurring question about whether the Prime Minister stands by their statements.

A bill on water fluoridation decisions has passed its second reading at Parliament - more than four years after it was first introduced.