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Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 8, that in relation to the remarks made in the general debate on 29 July 2026 “the Speaker made a ruling that those remarks were unacceptable”?

Answered Question 35340 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 8, that in relation to the remarks made in the general debate on 29 July 2026 “the Speaker made a ruling that those remarks were unacceptable”?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We have no ministerial responsibility for the Prime Minister's statment about remarks made as Leader of New Zealand First.