Miss Waring Not Granted A ‘pair’ In House (Press, 14 June 1979)
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Summary: Miss Waring Not Granted A ‘pair’ In House (Press, 14 June 1979)
On 14 June 1979, A. P. D. Friedlander, the senior Government Whip, expressed his reluctance to request a "pair" for Miss Marilyn Waring, the member for Waipa, who was absent due to illness after attending a seminar in Auckland. Friedlander stated that it would be unfair to the Opposition Whips to grant a pair under these circumstances. Miss Waring had not been well since her last appearance in Parliament on 29 May but briefly returned to the House on Tuesday, where the junior Government Whip, D. M. J. Jones, presented a report on behalf of her as she was also the chairman of the Public Expenditure Committee. Generally, "pairs" are granted to account for members who are ill or engaged in public duties, reducing the voting strength of the Government or Opposition accordingly. Friedlander noted that while such pairs are typically approved for health-related issues, he felt it unreasonable to request one for Waring given her participation in the Auckland meeting. He clarified that the refusal to grant leave was not a critique of Waring's commitment to public engagements. Waring herself indicated that she was recovering from Russian flu and had recently undergone dental surgery for a wisdom tooth extraction.
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