Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament Ending 27.11.09

• Tom Frewen: MPs put in a thirty-hour week after Government puts the House under urgency to pass its revised emissions trading scheme legislation and eight other bills. Opposition attacks on National's emissions trading scheme and its reliance on the Maori Party to get it passed dominated Question Times, held as usual on all three days and putting the minister responsible for climate change issue, Nick Smith, under considerable pressure.

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