Story: Constitution

Question time in Parliament

The constitutional convention of individual ministerial responsibility means that ministers must answer to the House of Representatives for how they exercise their powers. Here, Māori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell asks Deputy Prime Minister Bill English about progress towards establishing a review of New Zealand's constitutional arrangements in 2011.

Using this item

Parliament On Demand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Matthew Palmer, 'Constitution - Constitutional conventions', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/35881/question-time-in-parliament (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Matthew Palmer, published 20 Jun 2012