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What, if any, is the timeline for when the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill will next be called for a second reading in the House, given that it has been on the Order Paper since November 2025?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What, if any, is the timeline for when the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill will next be called for a second reading in the House, given that it has been on the Order Paper since November 2025?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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As set out in paragraph 7.9 of the Cabinet Manual, the Government's legislation programme is confidential.