Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 June 2026 [Draft]
10 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Grant Schemes
I thank the member for the invitation. I am happy to meet her and representatives of the trust. It will be helpful to hear about their direct experiences to inform our improvements, which I am sure will very much chime with what I hear from community organisations in my constituency.
The Government recognises the importance of community organisations. Franky, we have a duty to make the administration processes for those organisations as straightforward as possible, subject to appropriate safeguards. That is a central part of the work in the PSR strategy.
On fair work first, I understand that my colleague Tom Arthur is responding to the member’s request to meet his officials to discuss the issue, and that meeting is being arranged.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
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Question 8 was not lodged.