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Questions to Ministers HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What reports has she seen regarding foreign buyers in the housing market? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Have the Government's actions contributed to the New Zealand economy being in recession with an ongoing cost of living crisis? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Transport: How is the Community Connect package benefiting New Zealanders? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Corrections: Does the Government still have a goal of reducing the prison population by 30 percent, irrespective of the level of crime in our communities; if so, has that goal impacted on public safety? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many more people, if any, are on the jobseeker benefit as recorded in the June 2023 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter, and how many more people, if any, spent more than a year on the jobseeker benefit as recorded in the June 2023 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Associate Minister of Education: What changes is the Government making to early childhood education? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Climate Change: What recent reports, if any, has he seen on New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: How much money has been spent in the past six years on contractors and consultants for light rail in Auckland?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HON PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements related to Government tax and spending decisions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made to support teaching supply in primary and secondary schools? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does she think the refreshed New Zealand curriculum for English and mathematics should be compulsory in all schools from 2026? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Police: What announcements has she made about supporting New Zealanders' mental health and reducing demand on Police? HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: How are communities being supported to lead Te Aorerekura - the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: Is she satisfied with the performance of Kainga Ora? SARAH PALLETT to the Associate Minister of Health: What has the Government done to improve women's healthcare and services so that they feel listened to and are enabled to live longer in good health, with increased wellbeing and quality of life? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Is he confident in all the actions and processes of Oranga Tamariki? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many nights since 1 July 2023 have there been no junior doctors available to cover overnight ED shifts at Palmerston North Hospital, and how many similar roster gaps are there through to the end of October? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcements has he seen regarding the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area?
Questions to Ministers TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: What progress has been made on agreements with councils in severely affected areas following Cyclone Gabrielle? HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Transport: Will the Government commit to building light rail in our three major centres in a cost-effective way that reduces emissions? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government's record public housing build programme increasing the supply of homes in regional New Zealand? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's actions and policies? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What concerns, if any, does he have about the performance of the New Zealand economy, and what impact is the performance of the New Zealand economy having on New Zealanders? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Education: What feedback has she received on the Government's free healthy school lunches programme? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcement has he made regarding a residence pathway for Special Ukraine Visa holders who are settled in New Zealand? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why are there 16 fewer psychiatrist FTEs employed in 2023 than when this Government came into office in 2017, and does she think that this is an acceptable outcome from the $1.9 billion announced for mental health in Budget 2019? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Justice: What progress has the Government made in cracking down on youth offending? HON MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why?
GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government partnering with businesses to reduce their emissions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements related to Government tax and spending decisions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to reduce youth vaping? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she still believe that the Government has the right priorities in justice? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "in the economic circumstances that we are in at this time, we do not believe that major tax changes are appropriate"; if so, when would economic circumstances be appropriate for taxing wealth or capital gains? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Public Service: What reports has he seen about proposals for changes to the Public Service? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Will she make the Common Practice Model a legal requirement for teachers to follow, and on what date will the final content of the Common Practice Model be published? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Racing: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand racing industry? TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: Is it still the Government's policy to reduce the prison population by 30 percent over 15 years? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by the Government's record on the delivery of light rail? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Youth: What has the Government done to support our young people to make the most of their unique talents and have a sense of belonging and connection in their communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: How many, if any, accredited employers have had their accreditation removed by Immigration New Zealand, and how many, if any, job tokens have been issued by Immigration New Zealand following an approved job check application from an accredited employer that is under investigation by Immigration New Zealand?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Housing: What recent progress has the Government made to boost public housing in Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance's statement that he was "too definitive" when, prior to the election, he ruled out changes to the bright-line test, and will the Government's subsequent changes to the bright-line test result in some New Zealanders paying a capital gains tax on their family home? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his response "Yes, I do" to my question yesterday asking if he stood by "the factually incorrect statement he made to Newshub on Saturday 'The idea that you'd make a joke about blowing up an ethnic minority is something that isn't really that funny' ", and does he consider his own statements that the Ministry for Pacific Peoples' expenditure "isn't acceptable" to be criticising an ethnic minority? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What announcement has she recently made regarding improving the mental health of New Zealanders? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? STEPH LEWIS to the Minister of Agriculture: What has the Government done to support New Zealand's farmers and growers? TAMA POTAKA to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to Maori housing? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Police: What actions have Police taken to crack down on retail and organised crime? BROOKE van VELDEN to the Minister of Health: Is it acceptable that as of July this year there have been 3,361 cases of staff being physically assaulted in Te Whatu Ora facilities, and is it acceptable that this is only 98 fewer assaults than the 3,459 physical assaults that occurred in the whole of 2022? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Local Government: Has he seen the recent report from the Helen Clark Foundation on sponge cities and, if so, has he sought advice about encouraging water-sensitive urban design and sponge cities as part of the three waters reforms? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What benefits have New Zealanders gained from the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022?
ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government's record public housing build programme supporting more people into trades training and apprenticeships? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: What advice or reports, if any, has he received regarding the rising threat of white supremacy in Aotearoa? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac's view of the outlook for the New Zealand economy as being "elevated persistent inflation, an over-heated economy set for a prolonged period of low and below trend growth, a high fiscal deficit in cyclically adjusted terms and an elevated current account deficit", and what responsibility, if any, does he take for this economic outlook? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to ensure the teaching of maths, reading, and writing is consistent across the country? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident the draft Government Policy Statement on land transport will give effect to the transport targets identified in this Government's emissions reduction plan; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What announcement has she recently made regarding free prescriptions? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Is she satisfied with the state of schools in New Zealand? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is the latest Faster Cancer Treatment (31-day indicator) result, and what current hurdles are there for improved cancer management? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Local Government: What Government initiatives will help limit future local government rates increases? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statements and actions? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Justice: What progress has the Government made on preventing litigation abuse for victims of family violence?
Questions to Ministers SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Education (Maori Education): What recent changes has the Government made for Maori tertiary institutions? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the recent Working for Families review that it presents "the best opportunity in the coming years to achieve substantial reductions in measured child poverty and to make significant 'headway' towards achieving the ten-year targets"? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions related to Government tax and spending decisions? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement, "My focus is a justice system where victims feel safe, heard, and empowered"? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with the former Minister of Transport Hon Phil Twyford's statement that New Zealand has "over-invested in roads"; if not, why not? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Defence: What recent announcements has he made about strengthening New Zealand's defence? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What progress has been made on delivering the firearms registry? CHRIS PENK to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: Does he stand by all of his actions in relation to the Government's response to Cyclone Gabrielle? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all of her Government's actions and policies? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he support the principles contained within the preamble of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993; if so, does he believe Maori should have control over Maori land?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What has been the impact on New Zealand of co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Does she agree with the statement in the State of our Gulf 2023 report, "recent events have underscored the precarious nature of the situation and the ecological tipping points we seem intent on testing"; if so, does she consider that the Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan is an adequate response to the situation? SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister of Health: What has the Government done to support the health workforce? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions related to Government tax and spending decisions? INGRID LEARY to the Associate Minister of Finance: What is the Government doing to ban foreign buyers from the New Zealand residential property market? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: What percentage of all accredited businesses have had a post-accreditation check completed since the Accredited Employer Work Visa was introduced, and what percentage of Accredited Employer Work Visas logged with Immigration New Zealand have had a verification check completed since applications opened? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What updates has she seen about the Police's use of laws to target gangs and organised crime? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: Is she confident that taxpayers' money is being spent appropriately at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent evidence has he seen that the Commerce Commission is acting in line with the Government's expectations? MARK CAMERON to the Minister of Agriculture: What advice, if any, has he requested from his officials about the Global Dairy Trade Price Index falling by 7.4 percent overnight, and what impact does he expect this price fall will have on New Zealand's economy? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What announcements has she made recently about improving the pay and conditions of nurses and midwives in New Zealand? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What recent announcements has the Government made on pay transparency? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions related to tax policy? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcements has the Government made about sustainable and inclusive trade as part of the Trade for All agenda? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: Was Inland Revenue right that additional taxes on rental housing "will put upward pressure on rents and may reduce the supply of new housing developments in the longer-term", and how much have average rents increased since the Government's interest deductibility changes were introduced? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Justice: How is the Government delivering more support for the victims of crime? HON JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by her reported statement in relation to the carbon price doubling or tripling that "the financial consequences for families would be too harsh"; if so, does she support further measures to directly assist households to decarbonise? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcements has she made regarding taking action to protect the Hauraki Gulf? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many of the 24 initiatives in the 2023 winter plan have resulted in patients actually being treated, and what evidence, if any, does she have that the plan has reduced pressure on hospital emergency departments? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does she agree that the Relationships and Sexuality Education: A Guide for Teachers, Leaders, and Boards of Trustees resource produced by the Ministry of Education "must" be included in teaching programmes for years 1 to 8 children, and that "the school does not need to seek parents' or caregivers' permission for akonga to participate in the programme"?
Questions to Ministers TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen on the progress of the Apprenticeship Boost scheme? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the views of Moody's rating agency about the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What update on the fiscal outlook, if any, have Public Service chief executives been informed of at recent meetings reported to have been held with him, and what updated requests for spending restraint, if any, have been directed to those chief executives? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for Children: What recent announcements has he made regarding the anniversary of the Oranga Tamariki Action Plan? BROOKE van VELDEN to the Minister of Finance: How much money, if any, as a percentage of their departmental budgets, were Public Service chief executives asked to save in meetings this week and last week, and how big is the gap between the forecast OBEGAL for 2023/24 in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2023 and Treasury's current estimates for OBEGAL, if any? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: What is the current nationwide median rent according to the MBIE rental bond database, and what has been the increase in the nationwide median rent according to the MBIE rental bond database since October 2017? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about the redevelopment of Nelson Hospital? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Health: Does she agree with the Minister for Social Development and Employment, who said yesterday, "I'm not saying that there isn't more to do with regards to dental treatment and access in New Zealand. That can't all come down to the welfare system, though. I think the health system and perhaps even ACC need to take a little responsibility there"? Hon PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What has the Government done to make pricing clearer at supermarkets? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Is he committed to delivering light rail in Auckland and Wellington?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What announcements has she made about addressing modern slavery? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Health: Can she confirm that the Ministry of Health allocated funding to the National Hauora Coalition in 2019 which is being used to offer the incentive of two $50 Prezzy Cards to expectant or new mothers for attending a pregnancy assessment and a 6-week assessment, and can she confirm that eligibility for the payment is determined by whether the expectant mother identified as Maori when they enrolled at their practice? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement yesterday that "the Government has completed its tax work programme"; if so, what potential new taxation measures were discussed in the seven tax reports the Government refused to release as part of the Budget 2023 proactive release? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has she made regarding affordable housing? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: How much money has been spent on consultants for Auckland light rail and Let's Get Wellington Moving since 26 October 2017, and how much money has been spent on construction activities for these projects during this time frame? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Do special needs grants for dental treatment adequately meet need for dental care, considering 40 percent of adult New Zealanders are unable to afford treatment? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Biosecurity: What recent announcements has he made regarding the work to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand? HON MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? TANGI UTIKERE to the Associate Minister of Housing: What is the Government doing to ensure the rights of retirement village residents are protected and enhanced? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Children: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding Oranga Tamariki?
Questions to Ministers HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: What unused revenue tools, if any, are available to the Government that would both increase allowances and enable better investment in public services? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: What recent announcements has he made on support for cyclone-affected regions? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made in rebuilding public housing in New Zealand? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions on tax policy? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made in improving school buildings and property since 2017? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? DAMIEN SMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "GST is a comprehensive tax which makes it very easy to administer and people in the room who've been in other countries with more exemptions will know it becomes an absolute boondoggle to get through"; if so, does he support expanding exemptions to GST in New Zealand? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Immigration: What reports has he seen on the reopening of our borders? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Will he commit to continuing and delivering Let's Get Wellington Moving and Auckland light rail? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Tourism: What recent reports has he seen regarding New Zealanders' support for tourism?
Questions to Ministers DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What is the significance of the US Secretary of State's visit to New Zealand in terms of bilateral relations? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions on tax policy? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Women: How is the Government delivering for women? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Is she confident that the Government's consideration of joining AUKUS Pillar Two is aligned with its stated independent and Pacific-centric foreign policy stance? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: What are his priorities as Minister of Transport? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to improve the mental health and wellbeing of New Zealanders? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: What is the total investment value of all Investor 1 and 2 applications that are currently with Immigration New Zealand, if any, and how does that figure compare to the total unweighted investment value of Active Investor Plus visa applications? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Revenue: Does she support a wealth tax, and does she support the principles contained within the Taxation Principles Reporting Bill? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Justice: How has the Government enabled communities and hospitality businesses to get behind the men's Rugby World Cup later this year? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does she consider that the $65 million of Vote Tertiary Education funding allocated to set up the six workforce development councils has provided good value for money? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic Development: How does the new Aerospace Strategy support Government goals for a high-wage, low-emissions economy? CHRIS PENK to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in the six months since the Auckland Anniversary weekend flooding events and in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What announcements has she made about supporting Auckland's St James Theatre? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with former Minister of Transport Hon Phil Twyford, who said in March 2018, "Solving Auckland's traffic gridlock is also important for the rest of New Zealand with congestion in the city between 2015 and 2017 estimated to have cost the economy between $1.3 billion a year in lost productivity", and has congestion become better or worse since then? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the decision not to progress his tax proposal for Budget 2023 that "I wouldn't have put so much work into it if I didn't think that it had merit. But I also am a team player"; if so, approximately how many hours of officials' time went into developing these tax proposals that were rejected? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Infrastructure: What progress has the Government made in addressing New Zealand's infrastructure deficit? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the total amount spent from the December 2017 quarter onwards on Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants to date, and is she satisfied with the Government's performance on housing? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for the Public Service: What recent announcements has he made about strengthening New Zealand's cyber-security readiness and response? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: Does growing up in a benefit-dependent home contribute to child poverty; if so, is she concerned by the increase in children living in benefit-dependent homes under this Government? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree it's unfair that young people on the benefit are eligible for almost $44 less every week than people 25 and up? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister of Police: What recent milestones have been reached on the roll-out of the Tactical Response Model? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by his statement, "we have safely reduced the prison population"; if so, why? Hon PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What action is the Government taking to ensure Kiwi consumers are treated fairly by their banks, insurers, and credit unions?
Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to decarbonise New Zealand's energy sector? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with tax advice provided to him by the Treasury that "fiscal drag has had the greatest impact on average full time wage earners. However, it is increasingly impacting lower income individuals over time", and will the Government adjust tax thresholds to address this? NICOLE MCKEE to the Minister of Justice: What was the total cost of cultural reports funded by the Ministry of Justice in October 2017, and what was the total cost of cultural reports funded by the Ministry of Justice in May 2023? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent announcement has she made about New Zealand's ongoing response to Russia's assault on Ukraine? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement, "Dental care is something that can be put off due to affordability difficulties, especially for low-income households. We know that issues with dental health have a negative impact on people's general health, financial health, ability to work, and quality of life"; if so, does she have confidence people unable to afford dental care can access dental grants? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What recent progress have Police made on tackling organised crime? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many times has her office requested officials delay the release of information, as she described in the correction to her response to oral question No. 8 last Wednesday, and when did she first receive any communication suggesting the answers she gave to question No. 8 were not accurate? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What recent announcement has she made regarding a new food industry for New Zealand? HON PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the Government has the correct priorities in justice?
Questions to Ministers SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister of Health: What announcements has the Government made about its long-term vision for the health of New Zealanders? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many applicants on the Housing Register, if any, indicated they were living in a car at the time of application in June 2023, and how does this compare to October 2017? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements has the Government made about increasing accountability for young offenders? Hon MEKA WHAITIRI to the Minister of Climate Change: Does he stand by all the Government's statements and actions regarding engagement with Maori landowners on the review of the emissions trading scheme? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statement that "my bottom line is to ensure our young people are getting the education they need and deserve", and does she believe the 85 percent of year 8 Pacific students who are not achieving at curriculum level 4 or above in maths, according to the 2022 NMSSA data, are getting the education they need and deserve? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made regarding working holiday visas? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions in relation to the release of health data by Health New Zealand? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector: What recent announcements has she made about modernising the charities sector? TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: Does he think it is acceptable that, as at 31 May 2023, 2,191 sentenced prisoners had attended a rehabilitation programme during the 2022/2023 year, 4,140 fewer than attended rehabilitation programmes in the 2017/2018 year, and how many sentenced prisoners attended a rehabilitation programme during June 2023? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What updates can he report about the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Revenue: Does he stand by his statement on the Government's proposal for a wealth tax that "As is clear from the papers, I supported it", and does he think Inland Revenue was right to say a wealth tax would "generate a range of economic costs and other risks"? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Is reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport still a priority for this Government?
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government partnering with businesses to support the uptake of low emissions technology? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Health: What announcement has the Government made about removing the postcode lottery for cataract surgery? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in June this year that "the extent of the Government's work on tax was outlined after the 2020 election. That has been the work programme for tax", and is that consistent with the months spent working on proposals for new taxes, including a minimum tax, wealth tax, and a capital gains tax intended to be part of Budget 2023? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Justice: What steps is the Government taking to crack down on youth offending and gang offending? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she believe her Government has had the right priorities in justice; if so, why? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Associate Minister of Health (Pacific Peoples): What actions has the Government taken based on the consultations and reviews of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 since 2017, and will she introduce legislation on this subject in this Parliament? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What is the current State highway maintenance budget for 2021-24, and how does this compare to 2015-18? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has the Government made about the pursuit of criminal offending? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her actions and policies?
Questions to Ministers RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: What announcements has the Government made about supporting the recovery in affected regions from recent extreme weather events? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government incorporating innovative building solutions into the public housing rebuild? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Housing: What is the Kainga Ora universal design standards target, and when did the board adopt this target? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What changes has the Government made to the Carer Support subsidy? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Local Government: Does he stand by all decisions made around the Government's water services reform programme in 2023? DAMIEN SMITH to the Minister of Statistics: Does she have confidence that Stats NZ will achieve the 90 percent completion rate target for the New Zealand Census 2023, and is she "absolutely" willing to resign as Minister if this target isn't met by 5 pm tomorrow? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: What recent announcements has the Government made about support for owners of whenua Maori in Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Corrections: Does he agree with the reported statement of the Chief Ombudsman following his report initiated after the Waikeria Prison riot, "Corrections was being defensive, risk averse and believed it had made changes when there was no evidence of it on the ground"; if not, why not? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does he intend that in the Water Services Entities Amendment Bill, the powers awarded to the wider population through community priority statements are less than those awarded to local Maori through Te Mana o te Wai statements, and does he think assigning input on water management on the basis of iwi affiliation will help provide effective and efficient water services? TAMA POTAKA to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): How many new homes have been contracted through the Whai Kainga Whai Oranga programme, and how many whanau Maori have moved into homes completed through the programme? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is the Government doing to support the transition to a low-emissions, climate-resilient future for businesses?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Associate Minister of Housing: What real-world data, if any, is collected by the Government on healthy homes standards compliance? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with BNZ that "The New Zealand economy is currently in peak stagflation: two quarters of negative growth; a labour market that is unsustainably tight; and inflation miles above the Reserve Bank's target"; if not, why not? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How will Budget 2023 support businesses to decarbonise their vehicle fleets? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Acting Minister of Police: Does she stand by the Minister of Police's statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister for Women: What recent announcements has the Government made about representation on public sector boards? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Health: What is the name of the supplier storing the 17.8 million expired and expiring Rapid Antigen Tests to which she referred in her statement yesterday, "I am happy to give the member the name of the supplier if they put it on notice", and what is the overall cost to date of warehousing with this supplier to which she referred in her statement yesterday that "I am happy to provide the cost of the warehousing overall for the member if the member puts that question on notice"? Hon MEKA WHAITIRI to the Minister for Emergency Management: Does he stand by all his decisions and policies regarding the Emergency Management Bill? Hon PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for the Environment: What progress has been made on repealing and replacing the Resource Management Act 1991? Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister for Regional Development: Does she believe taxpayers have a right to expect good value for the Government's investment in the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), and do comments from the Office of the Auditor-General that it was "not yet certain that Parliament or the public can have confidence that the investments made through the PGF reset will ultimately represent good value for money" concern her? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent announcement has she made about Aotearoa New Zealand's support for ocean diversity and conservation?
Questions to Ministers TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made rebuilding New Zealand's public housing stock? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made on extra support for the tertiary education sector? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he had about the impact a new asset tax, such as, for example, a wealth tax, would have on the New Zealand economy, particularly in light of economic recession and the cost of living crisis? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to reduce the cost of healthcare from 1 July? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she agree with independent victims' advocate Ruth Money, who says that discounts to sentences for convicted criminals are "getting out of control", and how does allowing for sentence discounts to reach 73 percent fit with her stated pledge to be "victim-centric"? SARAH PALLETT to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent announcements has she made about Peke Waihanga? HARETE HIPANGO to the Minister for Children: Is he confident children in the care of Oranga Tamariki are safe; if not, why not? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Housing: Is she committed to ensuring everyone on the public housing waiting list has an accessible, affordable, and healthy public home to live in; if so, why has her Government not committed to funding the public housing building programme beyond June 2025? BROOKE van VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What options is Te Whatu Ora considering for the repurposing or alternative use of the more than 17,839,000 rapid antigen tests (RATs) that as of 12 June had either expired or will not be dispatched because they are nearing expiry, and what does it cost Te Whatu Ora each month to store these expired or expiring RATs? STEPH LEWIS to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent measures have been put in place by the Government to help increase vaccination rates and accessibility to healthcare for mums and babies?
Questions to Ministers TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Has he seen the call in the Climate Shift plan, released last week, to "Transition intensive dairying to low emissions farming by phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and imported animal feed, reducing herd size, and banning new large-scale irrigation schemes"; if so, does he support it? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all of his Ministers? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Can football fans from non - visa waiver countries wishing to take advantage of this month's release of additional tickets for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup come to New Zealand to watch games that start in 28 days, and how many days does it currently take Immigration New Zealand, on average, to process 90 percent of visitor visa applications for non - visa waiver countries? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: How will Budget 2023 deliver for women? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many more people are on the jobseeker benefit today compared to September 2017, and how much higher are jobseeker benefit numbers expected to climb, according to Treasury's forecast from the Budget? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Tourism: What recent announcement has been made regarding the tourism industry's transformation to be more environmentally responsible? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Is it correct that reported waiting times for children seeking mental health treatment in the Wellington region increased from 28 days in 2018 to almost 70 days in 2022, and does she agree with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission's statement that "There are persistent workforce shortages, and we are yet to see a clear strategy and roadmap to grow and develop the workforce we so desperately need"? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent announcements has she made in response to Iran's ongoing human rights abuses? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: What is the unaudited draft financial surplus or deficit for Te Pukenga for the financial year ended 31 December 2022? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What progress has the Government made for Kiwi consumers this week? HARETE HIPANGO to the Minister for Children: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions regarding Oranga Tamariki?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Finance: Is he concerned at the findings in the Productivity Commission's A fair chance for all report that nearly 1 in 5 New Zealanders experience persistent disadvantage; if so, will he commit to making the changes needed to end persistent disadvantage in New Zealand? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he sought from Treasury in the past six months on specific matters relating to New Zealand's current tax settings, and what specific tax changes, if any, were considered as part of the Budget process? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What actions is the Government taking to drive the uptake of hydrogen? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What are the subspecialties to which the wait-list equity adjuster was being rolled out in the wider northern region, and how, if at all, is ethnicity being used as a factor in prioritising access to health treatment outside of the equity adjuster tool? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people on surgical waiting lists have had the equity adjuster applied, and how many received an improved prioritisation with a contribution from the ethnicity component? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Defence: What recent defence arrangements has New Zealand made with Fiji? HON MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Forestry: How is the Government empowering communities when it comes to the planting of forests? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Associate Minister of Education: Is she confident that the Government's early childhood education announcement on Monday has adequately responded to the concerns of the sector, who had previously described it as "unworkable"; if so, why? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What progress has been made on the Game Development Sector Rebate?
Questions to Ministers: DR EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she seen on the effects of changes to the welfare system since 2017? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Corrections: What actions, if any, is he taking in response to a recent report from the independent Office of the Inspectorate which found that 29 percent of all prisoners experienced solitary confinement over a 12-month period, seriously impacting on the wellbeing of people in prison and their families? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcement has the Government made about increasing the number of first-year medical school places? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What was the change in GDP per capita in each of the past two quarters, and does he agree that, by that measure, the New Zealand economy is going backwards? HON PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Forestry: What recent forestry announcement has the Government made regarding the New Zealand emissions trading scheme? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How much weighting will be given to the ethnicity component of the equity adjuster for surgical wait-lists, and what other parts of the health system, if any, has she looked at applying the adjuster to? NICOLE MCKEE to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement that "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer with a Government on track to deliver 1,800 extra police"; if so, why, when gangs have recruited close to twice as many members in the nearly six years it took to recruit those extra police? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What recent announcement has she made about more financial support for parents? HON PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcement has he made on market studies? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Finance: Is he concerned at the findings in the Productivity Commission's A fair chance for all report that approximately 1 in 5 New Zealanders experience persistent disadvantage; if so, will he commit to making the changes needed to end persistent disadvantage in New Zealand?
Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: On what dates, if any, did the Cabinet Office communicate with the Prime Minister or the Office of the Prime Minister since November 2020 regarding Hon Michael Wood's shareholdings? Hon AUPITO WILLIAM SIO to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government supporting communities to be more energy resilient? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon MEKA WHAITIRI to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence in the operations of the Temporary Accommodation Service in Hawke's Bay following Cyclone Gabrielle? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: On what specific dates since November 2020, if any, did the Cabinet Office communicate with the Prime Minister's office regarding Hon Michael Wood's shareholding in Auckland Airport, and who in the Prime Minister's office, if anyone, was aware of the shareholding prior to last week? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Associate Minister of Housing: Is she satisfied that the UN-recognised human right to adequate housing of the approximately 1.4 million renters in this country is being met? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What announcement has the Government recently made about investing in the science system? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (Maori Employment): How is the Government supporting rangatahi into training and employment opportunities? TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: Does he think that assessing a prisoner's psychological state when they enter prison is important for understanding their rehabilitation needs, and does he also think that assessing a prisoner's literacy and numeracy skills is important for understanding their educational needs? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for Emergency Management: What recent announcements has he made on emergency management?
Questions to Ministers Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcement has she made about curbing youth vaping? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: On what occasions did the Cabinet Office ask Minister Michael Wood whether he'd divested his shares in Auckland Airport and, in each instance, what commitments, if any, did the Minister make to the Cabinet Office about any next steps he would take? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Regional Development: What announcements has she made about investment into our regional economies? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Is he confident that officials and Ministers are making decisions transparently and impartially? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Defence: What progress has been made on the procurement of Bushmaster protected armoured vehicles? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Is she confident that the vision that "New Zealanders work towards zero fishing-related seabird mortalities" in the National Plan of Action - Seabirds 2020 is resulting in significant progress to protect our seabirds; if not, will she ensure stronger action is taken? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Rural Communities: What recent reports has he received on Government support to cyclone-affected rural communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has the Government made about boosting our digital workforce? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Minister for Land Information: Does he agree with the New Zealand Geographic Board Te Rautaki Strategy 2020-2025 vision statement, "We continuously improve our capability and processes to achieve our goals and objectives"; if so, what changes, if any, have been made to improve processes for Maori participation? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcement has she made about curbing youth vaping? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: On what occasions did the Cabinet Office ask Minister Michael Wood whether he'd divested his shares in Auckland Airport and, in each instance, what commitments, if any, did the Minister make to the Cabinet Office about any next steps he would take? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Regional Development: What announcements has she made about investment into our regional economies? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Is he confident that officials and Ministers are making decisions transparently and impartially? DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Defence: What progress has been made on the procurement of Bushmaster protected armoured vehicles? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Is she confident that the vision that "New Zealanders work towards zero fishing-related seabird mortalities" in the National Plan of Action - Seabirds 2020 is resulting in significant progress to protect our seabirds; if not, will she ensure stronger action is taken? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Rural Communities: What recent reports has he received on Government support to cyclone-affected rural communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has the Government made about boosting our digital workforce? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Minister for Land Information: Does he agree with the New Zealand Geographic Board Te Rautaki Strategy 2020-2025 vision statement, "We continuously improve our capability and processes to achieve our goals and objectives"; if so, what changes, if any, have been made to improve processes for Maori participation? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer" if so, why?
Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government responding to changing economic conditions in New Zealand and globally? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, who said yesterday that "we've got too much home-grown inflation"; if so, what additional steps, if any, is the Government considering to reduce pressure on home-grown inflation? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he consider that current immigration policies are fair and equitable towards migrant families? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What reports has he seen about trends in the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Conservation: What announcements have been made about supporting community-led conservation projects? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: What changes will the Government make to its response to retail crime, after the fatal stabbing of a dairy worker in Sandringham last night, if any, and will the Government now remove the criterion that a retailer must first be a victim of crime in order for them to access funding from the Retail Crime Prevention Programme? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for the Environment: Will he undertake any specific actions to ensure the resource management reforms have the active consent of tangata whenua, in response to concerns expressed from tangata whenua leaders regarding the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill; if so, what are those actions? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made about improving rural connectivity in some of New Zealand's most remote locations? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he agree with the Dairy and Business Owners Group, who said, "The country is becoming lawless … Running a business in this country has become very difficult"; if not, why? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How is the Government supporting a future-focused research system? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement made in the House yesterday that the establishment of the principles of Te Mana o te Wai "included a number of stakeholder groups: rural community; yes, Federated Farmers; it included industry users; it included horticulturalists, as well as iwi"; if so, why can only mana whenua submit Te Mana o te Wai statements under the Government's three waters reforms?
Questions to Ministers: CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): Would she consider requiring attendance officers to report their data to the Ministry of Education; if not, how is she evaluating whether the $16.5 million per annum spent on the Attendance Service is delivering results? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "many New Zealanders will be facing increased mortgage payments over the coming year", and has he sought advice to quantify the financial impact that record interest rate rises would have on New Zealanders? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Health: What is Te Aho o Te Kahu - Cancer Control Agency doing to improve men's health? DAMIEN SMITH to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Can he name any new services which can be provided under his public media merger but cannot be provided without it; if so, what are they? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for the Environment: Will the repeal and replacement of the RMA reduce costs and speed up consenting processes; if so, how? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: What is the percentage increase of ram raids since 2018, and how many businesses have had security systems installed through the Small Retailer Crime Prevention Fund? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Will the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill help to enable New Zealand to phase out fossil fuel extraction; if so, how? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements has she made about reducing gambling harm in communities? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: How many, if any, parks and reserves that also serve a storm water function will be transferred to the proposed water services entities as part of the Government's three waters reforms, and does she stand by all her statements on three waters reform? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What steps is the Government taking to support the health and safety of workers?
Questions to Ministers DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement on expanding access to affordable dental care, "It's an area we need to give attention to at some point"; if so, when will he give it his attention? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: Is she confident that Kainga Ora will meet its deadline of 1 July 2023 for complying with the healthy homes standards, and can she confirm that the Government will not give Kainga Ora an extension to its deadline? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting people into employment? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister for the Environment: How will the repeal and replacement of the RMA reduce costs and consenting times? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Which are the three hospital emergency departments with the greatest number of nurse vacancies as a proportion of their normal full-time equivalent roster, and what are those proportions in each case? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What recent announcement has she made about better supporting children with the highest learning support needs? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he consider the current immigration policies to be fair and equitable towards migrant families? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all the Government's views and actions regarding Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen about the Clean Car Discount? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Did he receive the Te Pukenga Programme Business Case in October 2022? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Local Government: What engagement has he had with the local government sector?
Questions to Ministers RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: What progress has the Government made on reforming the resource management system? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to enable better housing outcomes through reform of the resource management system? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "our job is to make sure we have a fair and progressive tax system"? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement last week in relation to management of Government finances that "tough choices will be required"; if so, what tough choices is he considering, if any? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Infrastructure: What impact will the changes announced for the resource management system have on New Zealand's infrastructure? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: How many businesses in New Zealand have had assessments completed under the Retail Crime Prevention Programme, and of those, how many, if any, have had installations of protective equipment completed to date? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many of the 1,266 internationally qualified nurses that he stated in the House last week had arrived in New Zealand since 1 January 2022 have been employed since 1 January 2022 to work in the health system, and how many nurses have left employment over the same time frame? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has he made on investments to emergency services to keep the public safe? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he agree with AM Show host Ryan Bridge's comments about retail crime that "There is a growing sense that nothing is being done about these things, the Government isn't being hard enough on them, there aren't enough consequences, and they keep happening as they do so people are taking matters into their own hands", and how many businesses have had security systems installed through the Small Retailer Crime Prevention Fund? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made regarding migrant families? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: How many, if any, parks and reserves, that link to the storm water network will be transferred to the proposed water services entities as part of the Government's three waters reforms, and what consultation, if any, was undertaken about the potential for those assets to be transferred?
Questions to Ministers BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement regarding workforce shortages in the health sector that "there is stuff we need to do in the short term around recruitment … and then there is long term stuff, attracting people into the health services, doing the additional training"; if so, does he have targets for how many medical professionals need to be brought into the health sector through recruitment or training, to fix the workforce shortage? SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What support has the Government provided for the Women's Rugby World Cup? CHRIS BISHOP to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Justice: What changes will be made to improve the anti-money laundering and countering financial terrorism regime? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): Why are less than 40 percent of students attending school regularly, and what impact, if any, has declining attendance had on student achievement in literacy and numeracy? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What announcement has he made about increasing competition in the banking sector? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all the Government's views and actions regarding Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent reports has he seen on New Zealand's sustainable trade? Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Conservation: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Is he confident that current visa settings reflect New Zealand's relationship with the Pacific? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Customs: What announcements has she made about a modernised border experience for travellers? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement that he "wouldn't take off the table the potential for Parliament to take further action to support the police" in response to a report released by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and the Privacy Commissioner in September, which found photos and fingerprints of five youth in Wairarapa were taken by police illegally?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Conservation: What, if any, options for protecting public conservation land from mining is she considering? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she agree with reports that the managing director of Cultural Reports NZ said that "even if a report costs up to $6,000, if it leads to a lengthy prison sentence term being reduced by say, a year, the fiscal benefits alone are huge"; if so, is prioritising fiscal benefits over victims consistent with a "victim-centric approach"? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What actions is the Government taking to make fuel markets more resilient, sustainable, and competitive? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement about the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund that "The Fund is not there to be used for any old project in the never-never. It is to provide support and stimulus to recover and rebuild from COVID-19"; if so, does he support the draw-down and redirection of $72.3 million to help cover unfunded Department of Internal Affairs three waters work? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen on the take-up of the Training Incentive Allowance? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcement has the Government made about the bus driver workforce? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Police: How many, if any, businesses in Hamilton have had assessments completed under the Retail Crime Prevention Programme, and of those, how many have had installations of protective equipment completed, if any? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all the Government's views and actions regarding Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister of Local Government: What recent announcement has the Government made on rural water supplies?
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? STEPH LEWIS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about making childcare more affordable? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Has the Reserve Bank failed its mandate to keep inflation between 1 percent and 3 percent on average over the medium term, and by what date does he expect inflation to come back within that range? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made about supporting regional economies? TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: How many of the 7,964 prisoners managed by Corrections in September 2022 were assessed as not meeting English literacy competency standards according to the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool, and how many prisoners were assessed as not meeting numeracy competency standards using the same tool? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is delivering justice and offering appropriate support to the victims of crime? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What supports has the Government put in place to assist secondary school students in the lead up to NCEA exams? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Why is the green list not scheduled to be reviewed until mid-2023 when there is significant pressure across the health system due to staff shortages, and does he agree with the chair of Health NZ that an immigration fast-track for overseas nurses would be helpful? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Justice: What changes will the Government progress to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Education: Will the Government lead tripartite conversations between this country's universities, the Ministry of Education, and the Tertiary Education Union to break the impasse on wages and resultant strike action; if not, why not? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement, "the majority of the people undertaking this type of offending are not people who are affiliated with gangs"; if so, has he seen a report that young people involved in ram raids are stealing for gangsters?
Questions to Ministers CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Conservation: Does she consider 18 percent marine protection areas is adequate for the Hauraki Gulf; if not, will she work with iwi and hapu to increase protection to 30 percent as called for by Forest & Bird? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about the social sector in New Zealand? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What decisions, if any, has she made from her review of New Zealand's position on deep-sea mining in areas beyond national jurisdiction? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Conservation: Why has the Department of Conservation reportedly given full support to Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua's plan to remove 48 DOC huts from Te Urewera, and what date, if any, has she been given for their replacement? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement in relation to the way the justice system operated during a recent rape case, "The last thing that we would like to see, that anybody in government or any New Zealander, would be that a victim is put off from coming forward to share their story and have somebody take accountability where they cause sexual violence and harms to victims"; if so, what changes, if any, is she considering to how the justice system operates? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): What has the Government done to improve housing outcomes for Maori? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What is an example of a question in the 2022 NCEA Numeracy and Literacy pilot that she believes was not culturally "appropriate", as she has claimed, and does she believe students should only be asked questions about things they have personally experienced? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What steps is the Government taking to improve wages and conditions for Kiwi workers? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: What is the total amount of subsidies the Government has paid out to Tesla owners through the clean car discount scheme, and how many Teslas have been purchased through the scheme? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: How is the Government delivering on its commitment to strengthen social cohesion? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all of his actions and views regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TAMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Education (Maori Education): What recent developments has he seen that support Maori students in sciences and technology? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she consider that current requirements relating to the effect of relationship status on someone's eligibility to receive a benefit are fair and equitable? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister for the Environment: What actions is the Government taking to reduce resource consenting costs for infrastructure? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he think his job in the short term is to limit growth in spending, especially when inflation is high? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on New Zealand's tourism recovery? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Children: What reports, if any, has he received regarding the death of Malachi Subecz in State care and what specific actions, if any, has he taken in response to those reports? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What changes is the Government making to counter-terrorism laws? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people with bowel cancer at Tauranga Hospital are estimated to have progressed from curative to palliative treatment plans due to patients having been on the waiting list for months longer than the recommended times? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcement has the Government made regarding maternal mental health? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What percentage of decile 1 students achieved each assessment in the 2022 NCEA Numeracy and Literacy pilot, and what specific questions, if any, were not culturally "appropriate" in this pilot, as she claimed yesterday in question time? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the statement from the Te Pukenga organisational direction and design - analysis of feedback report that said "Legislation that only allows one CE is a risk to a Tiriti-partnering model"; if so, is he considering amending the Education and Training Act 2020 to allow for co-leadership as a way of honouring the Treaty?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement this morning that "every government would want to be able to adjust those tax brackets and make sure that people do keep more of that money in their take-home pay", and how much more tax does he estimate New Zealand wage and salary earners are paying today compared to what they paid five years ago? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported local communities with employment opportunities and conservation efforts? JAN LOGIE to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Is she committed to progressing pay transparency? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What reports has she seen on progressing women in leadership in New Zealand? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: What is the intent behind clause 141 of the Water Services Entities Bill, and do Te Mana o te Wai statements grant mana whenua rights beyond those of other groups to influence the activity of water services entities under her Three Waters reform? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about making it easier for New Zealanders to use public transport? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What percentage of students achieved each assessment of the 2022 NCEA Literacy and Numeracy pilot, and can she explain why the results were lower than last year's assessment? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made regarding accelerating the roll-out of 5G services across New Zealand?
Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with CoreLogic chief economist Kelvin Davidson on rising mortgage interest rates that it's "a big change, so that's going to mean quite a big change for household finances"; if so, what advice, if any, has he had on the impact rising mortgage interest rates will have on disposable household incomes? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has he seen of New Zealand Police responding to youth offending? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Has he seen the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities report's concerns and recommendations regarding the acceptable standards of health requirements; if so, has he requested any advice on this report? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people identified by his "high-powered" waiting list task force as having waited more than 12 months on the surgical waiting list have had surgery, and how many have been removed from that list due to being medically unfit for treatment? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for ACC: What announcements has she made about improving ACC support for workers? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: How many ram raids have been reported since May 2022, and how many offenders have been arrested in relation to these reported ram raids? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is delivering justice to the victims of youth crime? PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported local communities with employment opportunities and conservation efforts? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with NZTA's statement that Kiwis should "slow down and maintain a safe following distance between their vehicle and the one in front to maximise their chance of seeing and responding to a pothole in the road"; if so, why? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made about supporting regional economies? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by his statements and actions regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Women: What reports of recent progress towards gender equality has she seen?
GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Housing: What actions has the Government taken to address the shortage of housing in Hastings? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: When was inflation last in the Reserve Bank's 1-3 percent target range, and when does he expect inflation to return to below 3 percent? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all her Ministers? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported employment opportunities and conservation efforts across the country? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: How much in financial reparations is currently outstanding to victims of crime, and what is the lowest amount being paid by instalment to a victim? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What concerns does he have in Middlemore Hospital's ability to provide health care, following the recent independent report which found the hospital's emergency department was "unsafe, dysfunctional and overcrowded", and reports that senior doctors have requested that the Royal Australasian College of Physicians consider revoking Middlemore Hospital's General Medicine training accreditation? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: How has the Government supported Maori into employment and training? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Justice: Does she have confidence in the Government's approach to regulating the use and supply of all drugs, including alcohol? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Emergency Management: What recent reports has he received on the preparedness of New Zealanders for an emergency? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: How much money has been paid out from the Retail Crime Prevention Programme to date, and how many businesses have had protective equipment installed since the fund was established in May this year?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Has he seen a report by ASB that "soaring living costs are expected to add roughly $110 per week to household budgets over the next 12 months"; if so, does he expect wages will keep up with that increase in the cost of living? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Housing: What actions has the Government taken recently to address the housing infrastructure shortage? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Small Business: What announcements has he made about supporting mental health and wellbeing for small businesses? JAN LOGIE to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Has she seen the Human Rights Commission's Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry findings that in 2021 the pay gap for median hourly earnings of Pacific men compared to Pakeha men was 18.8 percent and for Pacific women compared to Pakeha men was 25.1 percent; if so, what, if anything, is she doing to reduce the Pacific pay gap? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What reports has she seen on the delivery of the free healthy school lunches programme? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is his response to the independent report into the death of a woman who left the Middlemore emergency department, which stated that Middlemore had "the worst-ever compliance with the Shorter Stays in ED health target for CMH during the month of June", and which other emergency departments, if any, also had their worst ever shorter stays in emergency department in June 2022? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statements on women's rights? TODD MULLER to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he support the Government's proposed agriculture emissions plan, which reportedly could reduce production from sheep and beef farms by 20 percent, and does he agree with Federated Farmers that the policy will "rip the guts out of small town New Zealand"? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made about the next steps in the Government's plan to reconnect New Zealanders to the world?
Questions to Ministers NICOLE McKEE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen about people being supported into jobs in West Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Health: What reports has he seen on the consequences of increased funding provided to Pharmac and the review of Pharmac completed in February? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by his statements regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill, "We no longer have trust in national media" and "We need a trusted public broadcaster"? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she considering any new changes to Working for Families in order to meet her Government's commitment to making "New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child"? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What recent funding announcements has he made in respect of the FIFA Women's World Cup? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement in the House on 23 August 2022, in relation to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, that "I think that there have been a couple of referrals" when asked whether a case had been referred to a senior court; if not, why not? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported people into nature-based employment opportunities? HARETE HIPANGO to the Minister for Children: Does he stand by his statement that criticism of the Government's Oranga Tamariki polices are "noise", and does he consider the views of State care survivors are noise? IBRAHIM OMER to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and kura? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: What actions has Te Pukenga taken that have resulted in its forecast 2022 operating deficit being revised down from $110 million to $63 million, and is he satisfied with the actions Te Pukenga is taking to meet its financial objectives? Question to Member Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill: Did he support the extension of the report-back date for the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill from 6 October 2022 to 28 February 2023; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers NICOLE McKEE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen about people being supported into jobs in West Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Health: What reports has he seen on the consequences of increased funding provided to Pharmac and the review of Pharmac completed in February? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by his statements regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill, "We no longer have trust in national media" and "We need a trusted public broadcaster"? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she considering any new changes to Working for Families in order to meet her Government's commitment to making "New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child"? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What recent funding announcements has he made in respect of the FIFA Women's World Cup? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement in the House on 23 August 2022, in relation to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, that "I think that there have been a couple of referrals" when asked whether a case had been referred to a senior court; if not, why not? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported people into nature-based employment opportunities? HARETE HIPANGO to the Minister for Children: Does he stand by his statement that criticism of the Government's Oranga Tamariki polices are "noise", and does he consider the views of State care survivors are noise? IBRAHIM OMER to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and kura? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: What actions has Te Pukenga taken that have resulted in its forecast 2022 operating deficit being revised down from $110 million to $63 million, and is he satisfied with the actions Te Pukenga is taking to meet its financial objectives? Question to Member Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill: Did he support the extension of the report-back date for the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill from 6 October 2022 to 28 February 2023; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers NICOLE McKEE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen about people being supported into jobs in West Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Health: What reports has he seen on the consequences of increased funding provided to Pharmac and the review of Pharmac completed in February? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by his statements regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill, "We no longer have trust in national media" and "We need a trusted public broadcaster"? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she considering any new changes to Working for Families in order to meet her Government's commitment to making "New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child"? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What recent funding announcements has he made in respect of the FIFA Women's World Cup? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement in the House on 23 August 2022, in relation to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, that "I think that there have been a couple of referrals" when asked whether a case had been referred to a senior court; if not, why not? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported people into nature-based employment opportunities? HARETE HIPANGO to the Minister for Children: Does he stand by his statement that criticism of the Government's Oranga Tamariki polices are "noise", and does he consider the views of State care survivors are noise? IBRAHIM OMER to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and kura? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: What actions has Te Pukenga taken that have resulted in its forecast 2022 operating deficit being revised down from $110 million to $63 million, and is he satisfied with the actions Te Pukenga is taking to meet its financial objectives? Question to Member Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill: Did he support the extension of the report-back date for the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill from 6 October 2022 to 28 February 2023; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for ACC: What changes has she announced to ACC? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Does he have confidence in Oranga Tamariki's relationships with staff and contractors? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Health: What has the Government done recently to improve the availability of emergency mental health respite care in Dunedin? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Otago University economist Dennis Wesselbaum that the Government's income insurance scheme will "increase unemployment, increase the duration of unemployment, reduce income, increase inequality, and lead to higher inflation"; if so, how can he justify asking Kiwis to pay for it? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for the Environment: How has fast-track consenting supported the development of infrastructure in New Zealand, and what reports, if any, has he seen on infrastructure consenting costs outside of the fast-track process? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that the response he gave to the House last week that 29,189 people have been waiting more than four months on the surgical waiting list is the highest number recorded since October 2017, and how many of the 5,513 waiting more than 12 months on that list have presented to an emergency department for that condition while they waited for surgery? Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Immigration: What changes has he announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement, "the welfare system should not be used as a tool for the justice system"; if so, does she still support the use of the warrant to arrest sanction policy?
Questions to Ministers HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for ACC: What changes has she announced to ACC? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Does he have confidence in Oranga Tamariki's relationships with staff and contractors? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Health: What has the Government done recently to improve the availability of emergency mental health respite care in Dunedin? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Otago University economist Dennis Wesselbaum that the Government's income insurance scheme will "increase unemployment, increase the duration of unemployment, reduce income, increase inequality, and lead to higher inflation"; if so, how can he justify asking Kiwis to pay for it? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for the Environment: How has fast-track consenting supported the development of infrastructure in New Zealand, and what reports, if any, has he seen on infrastructure consenting costs outside of the fast-track process? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that the response he gave to the House last week that 29,189 people have been waiting more than four months on the surgical waiting list is the highest number recorded since October 2017, and how many of the 5,513 waiting more than 12 months on that list have presented to an emergency department for that condition while they waited for surgery? Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Immigration: What changes has he announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement, "the welfare system should not be used as a tool for the justice system"; if so, does she still support the use of the warrant to arrest sanction policy?
Questions to Ministers HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for ACC: What changes has she announced to ACC? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Does he have confidence in Oranga Tamariki's relationships with staff and contractors? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Health: What has the Government done recently to improve the availability of emergency mental health respite care in Dunedin? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Otago University economist Dennis Wesselbaum that the Government's income insurance scheme will "increase unemployment, increase the duration of unemployment, reduce income, increase inequality, and lead to higher inflation"; if so, how can he justify asking Kiwis to pay for it? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for the Environment: How has fast-track consenting supported the development of infrastructure in New Zealand, and what reports, if any, has he seen on infrastructure consenting costs outside of the fast-track process? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that the response he gave to the House last week that 29,189 people have been waiting more than four months on the surgical waiting list is the highest number recorded since October 2017, and how many of the 5,513 waiting more than 12 months on that list have presented to an emergency department for that condition while they waited for surgery? Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Immigration: What changes has he announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement, "the welfare system should not be used as a tool for the justice system"; if so, does she still support the use of the warrant to arrest sanction policy?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is it Government policy to introduce an income insurance scheme; if so, how would this scheme be funded? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to target resources more effectively towards schools with greater educational challenges? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Can he confirm that there were several violent robberies experienced by members of the public over the last week, and is the Government's approach to retail crime working? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made about supporting sustainable agriculture practices? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): Is he committed to providing capacity-building and financial support to iwi and hapu to deliver housing for people in need in their rohe? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on the tourism recovery? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What action is the Government taking to relieve teaching supply pressures in the primary and secondary schooling sectors? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Has he seen BusinessNZ's 2022 survey that found that 87 percent of respondents said that it was either "difficult" or "very difficult" to fill job vacancies and 63 percent attributed their difficulties to immigration restrictions, and is he confident that the Government's immigration work visa policies are fit for purpose?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is it Government policy to introduce an income insurance scheme; if so, how would this scheme be funded? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to target resources more effectively towards schools with greater educational challenges? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Can he confirm that there were several violent robberies experienced by members of the public over the last week, and is the Government's approach to retail crime working? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made about supporting sustainable agriculture practices? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): Is he committed to providing capacity-building and financial support to iwi and hapu to deliver housing for people in need in their rohe? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on the tourism recovery? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What action is the Government taking to relieve teaching supply pressures in the primary and secondary schooling sectors? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Has he seen BusinessNZ's 2022 survey that found that 87 percent of respondents said that it was either "difficult" or "very difficult" to fill job vacancies and 63 percent attributed their difficulties to immigration restrictions, and is he confident that the Government's immigration work visa policies are fit for purpose?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is it Government policy to introduce an income insurance scheme; if so, how would this scheme be funded? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to target resources more effectively towards schools with greater educational challenges? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Can he confirm that there were several violent robberies experienced by members of the public over the last week, and is the Government's approach to retail crime working? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made about supporting sustainable agriculture practices? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): Is he committed to providing capacity-building and financial support to iwi and hapu to deliver housing for people in need in their rohe? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on the tourism recovery? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What action is the Government taking to relieve teaching supply pressures in the primary and secondary schooling sectors? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Has he seen BusinessNZ's 2022 survey that found that 87 percent of respondents said that it was either "difficult" or "very difficult" to fill job vacancies and 63 percent attributed their difficulties to immigration restrictions, and is he confident that the Government's immigration work visa policies are fit for purpose?
Questions to Ministers Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent successes have Police had in relation to combatting organised crime in our communities? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her reported statement from November last year that she would scrap the warrant-to-arrest sanction today if she could; if so, what is the barrier to removing the warrant-to-arrest sanction? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people are there in total on the waiting list for first specialist assessment and the surgical waiting list? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: What announcements has he made about supporting the future of the Maori media sector? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is effectively responding to the recent surge in destructive retail crime and increased levels of violent crime? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen about the Government's work to enable pathways to residence for migrant communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Justice: What further changes is the Government proposing to ensure greater transparency for political donations? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in the Department of Corrections, following a report that a policy of no face-to-face visits has now been in place for around a year and is currently impacting around 5,000 inmates? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding the COVID-19 response? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for the Environment: Did he act upon the statement he made on 1 September 2022 and ask "officials to look into the expected number" of farms requiring resource consents for intensive winter grazing compliance; if so, is he aware that, of the estimated 3,500 farms in Southland that intensive winter grazed in 2021, Environment Southland has granted consents to just three? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: What is the total amount that has been spent to date on the Government's Three Waters reform programme, including development and communications, and does she believe this represents good value for taxpayer money?
Questions to Ministers Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent successes have Police had in relation to combatting organised crime in our communities? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her reported statement from November last year that she would scrap the warrant-to-arrest sanction today if she could; if so, what is the barrier to removing the warrant-to-arrest sanction? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people are there in total on the waiting list for first specialist assessment and the surgical waiting list? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: What announcements has he made about supporting the future of the Maori media sector? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is effectively responding to the recent surge in destructive retail crime and increased levels of violent crime? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen about the Government's work to enable pathways to residence for migrant communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Justice: What further changes is the Government proposing to ensure greater transparency for political donations? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in the Department of Corrections, following a report that a policy of no face-to-face visits has now been in place for around a year and is currently impacting around 5,000 inmates? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding the COVID-19 response? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for the Environment: Did he act upon the statement he made on 1 September 2022 and ask "officials to look into the expected number" of farms requiring resource consents for intensive winter grazing compliance; if so, is he aware that, of the estimated 3,500 farms in Southland that intensive winter grazed in 2021, Environment Southland has granted consents to just three? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: What is the total amount that has been spent to date on the Government's Three Waters reform programme, including development and communications, and does she believe this represents good value for taxpayer money?
Questions to Ministers Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent successes have Police had in relation to combatting organised crime in our communities? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her reported statement from November last year that she would scrap the warrant-to-arrest sanction today if she could; if so, what is the barrier to removing the warrant-to-arrest sanction? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people are there in total on the waiting list for first specialist assessment and the surgical waiting list? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: What announcements has he made about supporting the future of the Maori media sector? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is effectively responding to the recent surge in destructive retail crime and increased levels of violent crime? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen about the Government's work to enable pathways to residence for migrant communities? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Justice: What further changes is the Government proposing to ensure greater transparency for political donations? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in the Department of Corrections, following a report that a policy of no face-to-face visits has now been in place for around a year and is currently impacting around 5,000 inmates? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding the COVID-19 response? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for the Environment: Did he act upon the statement he made on 1 September 2022 and ask "officials to look into the expected number" of farms requiring resource consents for intensive winter grazing compliance; if so, is he aware that, of the estimated 3,500 farms in Southland that intensive winter grazed in 2021, Environment Southland has granted consents to just three? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: What is the total amount that has been spent to date on the Government's Three Waters reform programme, including development and communications, and does she believe this represents good value for taxpayer money?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Has he read Treasury's release titled "Overview of the financial position of Oranga Tamariki, the key issues it faces from a financial perspective"; and, if he has read it, does he still stand by his statement that the Government's ability to protect and support vulnerable children is "improving"? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "This tighter period will require some tough choices"; if so, what tough choices, if any, has he made in relation to tax and spending? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What announcements has he made on preventing at-risk youth from entering a pathway of crime? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What current contracts does the Ministry of Social Development have with Visions of a Helping Hand Charitable Trust in Rotorua, and what process around conflicts of interest, if any, did the ministry undertake before awarding the contracts? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting rangatahi into employment? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she have confidence in New Zealand's engagement with the International Seabed Authority about its management of seabed mining; if so, why? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Women: What progress can she report for Suffrage Day on women's equality? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill, "In fact, I think the Police raised some compelling arguments in favour of a lower threshold"; if so, did he agree with the compelling arguments Police raised? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What legislative changes to seize criminal assets and combat organised crime are being progressed?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Has he read Treasury's release titled "Overview of the financial position of Oranga Tamariki, the key issues it faces from a financial perspective"; and, if he has read it, does he still stand by his statement that the Government's ability to protect and support vulnerable children is "improving"? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "This tighter period will require some tough choices"; if so, what tough choices, if any, has he made in relation to tax and spending? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What announcements has he made on preventing at-risk youth from entering a pathway of crime? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What current contracts does the Ministry of Social Development have with Visions of a Helping Hand Charitable Trust in Rotorua, and what process around conflicts of interest, if any, did the ministry undertake before awarding the contracts? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting rangatahi into employment? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she have confidence in New Zealand's engagement with the International Seabed Authority about its management of seabed mining; if so, why? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Women: What progress can she report for Suffrage Day on women's equality? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill, "In fact, I think the Police raised some compelling arguments in favour of a lower threshold"; if so, did he agree with the compelling arguments Police raised? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What legislative changes to seize criminal assets and combat organised crime are being progressed?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Has he read Treasury's release titled "Overview of the financial position of Oranga Tamariki, the key issues it faces from a financial perspective"; and, if he has read it, does he still stand by his statement that the Government's ability to protect and support vulnerable children is "improving"? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "This tighter period will require some tough choices"; if so, what tough choices, if any, has he made in relation to tax and spending? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What announcements has he made on preventing at-risk youth from entering a pathway of crime? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What current contracts does the Ministry of Social Development have with Visions of a Helping Hand Charitable Trust in Rotorua, and what process around conflicts of interest, if any, did the ministry undertake before awarding the contracts? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting rangatahi into employment? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she have confidence in New Zealand's engagement with the International Seabed Authority about its management of seabed mining; if so, why? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Women: What progress can she report for Suffrage Day on women's equality? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill, "In fact, I think the Police raised some compelling arguments in favour of a lower threshold"; if so, did he agree with the compelling arguments Police raised? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What legislative changes to seize criminal assets and combat organised crime are being progressed?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made in supporting employers to maintain and increase the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships? TEANAU TUIONO to the Acting Minister of Agriculture: Is the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Fonterra Capital Restructuring) Amendment Bill consistent with her Government's commitment to addressing the global climate crisis; if so, how? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "we will enter a period of more targeted spending", and does he consider that Government spending in the past six months should have been more targeted? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Environment: What actions is the Government taking to enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive land? CHRIS BISHOP to the Acting Minister of Housing: Does he stand by the Minister of Housing's statement from May last year that "We have heard, we've listened, and we've acted to make sure that we are putting in a different system for Rotorua", and is he satisfied with emergency housing provision in Rotorua? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the New Zealand Initiative that "The Ministry conducted no research on the effects of these 'Modern Learning Environments' on students' learning prior to compelling schools to adopt them. Neither did they conduct any evaluation of their effects after they were established"; if not, what evidence has the ministry provided the Minister to show that modern learning environments improve literacy and numeracy skills? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Did he receive any recommendation from the Police regarding the asset value threshold in the proposed Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill; if so, what was that recommendation? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Maori Development: What recent events has he attended to celebrate te reo Maori? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Women: Is she concerned that the gender pay gap increased recently to 9.2 percent and that Statistics New Zealand did not report on the ethnic minority gender pay gap altogether? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting students who have experienced lost learning opportunities as a result of disruptions from COVID-19?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made in supporting employers to maintain and increase the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships? TEANAU TUIONO to the Acting Minister of Agriculture: Is the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Fonterra Capital Restructuring) Amendment Bill consistent with her Government's commitment to addressing the global climate crisis; if so, how? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "we will enter a period of more targeted spending", and does he consider that Government spending in the past six months should have been more targeted? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Environment: What actions is the Government taking to enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive land? CHRIS BISHOP to the Acting Minister of Housing: Does he stand by the Minister of Housing's statement from May last year that "We have heard, we've listened, and we've acted to make sure that we are putting in a different system for Rotorua", and is he satisfied with emergency housing provision in Rotorua? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the New Zealand Initiative that "The Ministry conducted no research on the effects of these 'Modern Learning Environments' on students' learning prior to compelling schools to adopt them. Neither did they conduct any evaluation of their effects after they were established"; if not, what evidence has the ministry provided the Minister to show that modern learning environments improve literacy and numeracy skills? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Did he receive any recommendation from the Police regarding the asset value threshold in the proposed Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill; if so, what was that recommendation? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Maori Development: What recent events has he attended to celebrate te reo Maori? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Women: Is she concerned that the gender pay gap increased recently to 9.2 percent and that Statistics New Zealand did not report on the ethnic minority gender pay gap altogether? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting students who have experienced lost learning opportunities as a result of disruptions from COVID-19?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made in supporting employers to maintain and increase the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships? TEANAU TUIONO to the Acting Minister of Agriculture: Is the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Fonterra Capital Restructuring) Amendment Bill consistent with her Government's commitment to addressing the global climate crisis; if so, how? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "we will enter a period of more targeted spending", and does he consider that Government spending in the past six months should have been more targeted? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Environment: What actions is the Government taking to enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive land? CHRIS BISHOP to the Acting Minister of Housing: Does he stand by the Minister of Housing's statement from May last year that "We have heard, we've listened, and we've acted to make sure that we are putting in a different system for Rotorua", and is he satisfied with emergency housing provision in Rotorua? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the New Zealand Initiative that "The Ministry conducted no research on the effects of these 'Modern Learning Environments' on students' learning prior to compelling schools to adopt them. Neither did they conduct any evaluation of their effects after they were established"; if not, what evidence has the ministry provided the Minister to show that modern learning environments improve literacy and numeracy skills? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Did he receive any recommendation from the Police regarding the asset value threshold in the proposed Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Bill; if so, what was that recommendation? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Maori Development: What recent events has he attended to celebrate te reo Maori? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Women: Is she concerned that the gender pay gap increased recently to 9.2 percent and that Statistics New Zealand did not report on the ethnic minority gender pay gap altogether? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting students who have experienced lost learning opportunities as a result of disruptions from COVID-19?
Questions to Ministers ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to health? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made on rebuilding public housing in Auckland? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Tourism: Does he agree with the comment made by Eve Lawrence from Haka Tourism New Zealand that "Off-shore travel partners just simply will not sell New Zealand and we'll be taken off the network"; if not, what advice, if any, has he received that suggests that Eve Lawrence is wrong? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What are the criteria for the new COVID-19 support payments, and how many businesses has he been advised are expected to receive it? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions in relation to social development and employment? JO LUXTON to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: Why did the Government invest in the Opuke tourism complex in Methven? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for the Public Service: Have any pay equity settlements been reached since the new pay equity process came into force over a year ago; if not, why not? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What announcements has he made about addressing competition concerns in the building supplies sector? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to the COVID-19 response? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Customs: Is Customs prepared for the arrival of small craft into New Zealand this summer?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by the Government's economic and fiscal policy and all Cabinet decisions giving effect to that policy? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to rebuild public housing in New Zealand? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What support has the Government contributed to help schools provide learning environments for their students that are warm, dry, and fit for purpose? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Revenue: Is he committed to implementing the KiwiSaver provisions of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill; if so, why? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry: What recent announcement has he made about support for families and communities affected by future significant national disasters? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Is he concerned by the 518 percent increase in ram raids since the beginning of 2018; if so, why has he not met with a single business owner who has been a victim of a ram raid since he became Minister of Police? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent announcements has she made about delivery of the $1.3 billion Government climate finance investments? TEANAU TUIONO to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): Does the Ministry of Education meet the full cost of learning support needs for tamariki in Aotearoa?
Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she consider it appropriate for the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to continue to promote exploration for fossil fuels when, in 2021, the International Energy Agency's executive director stated, "If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal, from now - from this year"? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What changes has the Government recently made to increase the ease of access to prescription medicines? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is he satisfied that the Government's design and implementation of economic policy has resulted in good stewardship of public money? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on tourism recovery? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many aged residential care beds, if any, have been disestablished in the past year primarily due to health workforce shortages, and what is the current shortfall in registered nurses across the aged residential care sector? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Immigration: What progress can he report on the implementation of the 2021 Resident Visa? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he think that his policy of making nurses wait two years to apply for residence is working, when migrant nurses already in New Zealand are leaving to go to Australia, and does he agree with the 64 percent of nurses surveyed by the Nurses Organisation that said the most important thing the Government can do to address the nursing crisis is to place nurses on the fast track to residence? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made about helping Kiwis to get a better deal at the checkout? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: What is the total percentage increase of ram raids since the beginning of 2018, and how many businesses have had security systems installed through the $6 million crime prevention programme, funded by the Proceeds of Crime Fund, to address this increase?
Questions to Ministers CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement, made on Tuesday, that "Police do keep a tally of ram raids in different regions"; if so, how many ram raids have been recorded over the past three months? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Did he receive any advice from Treasury about potential for increased inflationary pressures from Government spending decisions made in Budget 2022; if so, on what occasions, if any, did he choose to spend more on initiatives than Treasury advised? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Forestry: What recent announcements has he made about transforming the forestry and wood processing sector? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: How many nurses have applied for the Accredited Employer Work Visa, and how many of those nurses applied from offshore? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made regarding the Research and Development Tax Incentive? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by the application of sanctions to people who receive the jobseeker-health condition and disability benefit for "failing to prepare for work"; if so, what is the purpose of these sanctions? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent work has the Government done to grow Pacific employment? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she agree with Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker, who described her Three Waters reform process as "unempowering for our communities", and does she believe communities have been adequately consulted in her proposed Three Waters reforms? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Children: Does he have confidence in this Government's ability to protect and support vulnerable children, and what lessons, if any, have been learnt from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care to date? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control: What outcomes does he want to be achieved when the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons concludes this week?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all of her Ministers? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to increase the supply of affordable rental housing? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the statement by the Reserve Bank in its August Monetary Policy Statement that "domestic inflationary pressures had increased since May", and what role, if any, does he think Government policy has played in that? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What announcements has she made about artists' resale royalties? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What action is the Government taking to lift school attendance? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people, if any, waited longer than 24 hours in an emergency department over the past month? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Immigration: What work is the Government undertaking to tackle skill shortages and help Kiwi businesses fill job vacancies? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she support sanctioning disabled people and people with health conditions who receive jobseeker benefits for "failing to prepare for work"? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is it still the Government's intention to be "the most open, most transparent Government that New Zealand has ever had"; if so, is she confident the Official Information Act 1982 is fit for purpose? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Emergency Management: How is the Government supporting Nelson and Marlborough through recent severe weather events and flooding? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statements and actions?
Questions to Ministers: HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: On what date did he first request advice for the Government's support for New Zealanders by way of a targeted and temporary cost of living payment, and what warning, if any, did officials give him about potential problems with this proposal? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What announcements has she made about supporting jobs in the arts sector? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: Has she been advised that "Current financial modelling (without efficiency savings) shows Kainga Ora is unable to repay the full $28.9 billion of forecast debt within the next 60 years", and what steps, if any, has she taken to assure herself that Kainga Ora is complying with section 51 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 in relation to its long-term financial viability? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Women: What progress has been made to ensure greater diversity and representation of women on public boards? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he consider recent health campaigns have been successful; if so, how many people were employed under the Kiwi Health Jobs critical care nursing campaign to 30 June 2022? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Finance: What reports, if any, has he seen on the impacts of monetary and fiscal policy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic on the distribution of wealth in this country? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen on the progress of the Clean Car Discount scheme? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: How many nurses are currently needed to eliminate shortages within the health system, and has this number increased since he stated in April, "We are about 3,000 nurses short in our public health system. In the private sector, aged retirement, it's roughly 1,000 nurses"? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities: What recent announcements has she made about this Government's ongoing support of ethnic communities in Aotearoa? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): Does she stand by her statements and actions? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Associate Minister of Education (Pacific Peoples): What has the Government done for Pacific peoples since the delivery of the formal Dawn Raids apology a year ago?
GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she received on competition in the market for residential building supplies? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Can he confirm that the reason overseas New Zealanders have received the cost of living payment is that "the Inland Revenue Department has a New Zealand address for that taxpayer rather than an overseas one"; if so, how many people does he estimate fail to change their address with Inland Revenue when they leave the country? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What support has the Government contributed to help schools to provide learning environments for their students that are warm, dry, and fit for purpose? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her statements and policies? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "education is the greatest enabler in society"; if so, has he seen the People's Inquiry into Student Wellbeing, which found thousands of tertiary students are living in poverty? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Maori Development: What recent reports has he seen on the Maori economy? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: How many KiwiBuild houses were built in June 2022, if any, and was this more or less than the number of KiwiBuild houses built in January 2022? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Prime Minister that "it does matter to us as a Labour Government that we have people in the dignity of work"; if so, why are over 50,000 more people receiving jobseeker support as at the June 2022 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter? SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Health: What announcement has the Government recently made about HIV? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by the former Minister's target of ten working days for job checks for Accredited Employer Work Visas; if so, can he confirm that only 20 percent have been processed in that time frame? TANGI UTIKERE to the Associate Minister of Education (Pacific Peoples): What recent work has the Government done to enhance Pacific languages and bilingual learning in Aotearoa? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does Te Pukenga have a detailed plan focused on the underlying financial issues facing some of its subsidiaries; if not, why not?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Housing: What actions is the Government taking to increase the supply of housing outside the main urban centres? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the statement in yesterday's report on the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill by Jonathan Boston and David King that "locating the Monitor so close to the centre of power creates the risk of a vicious cycle of increasing levels of abuse and the potential for abuse to be swept under the carpet", or does she agree with Minister Davis's statement that for those who submitted against the bill, it was "just another thing to grizzle about"? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What progress has been made on supporting people into jobs in the regions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Has Inland Revenue advised him why some people who haven't lived in New Zealand for several years have received the cost of living payment, and will Inland Revenue be investigating what specific errors have led to these payments being made? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What progress has the Government made on its Trade for All agenda? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions around the health workforce? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What recent announcements has he made on Government support for regional economies? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Prime Minister that "it does matter to us as a Labour Government that we have people in the dignity of work"; if so, why are 55 percent more people receiving jobseeker support for longer than one year as at the June 2022 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Will he commit to further action in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, such as seamounts, in light of the United Nations workshop under way in New York and relevant United Nations resolutions, including 64\72, 66\68, and 71\123? TAMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): What recent announcements has he made regarding the roll-out of Kaupapa Maori primary mental health and addiction services? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Does he stand by the exposure draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity that objectives, policies, and methods developed under it "must, to the extent practicable: enable new occupation, use and development of Maori Lands"; if so, will he extend the same criteria to all New Zealanders with significant natural areas on their land?
RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she think that families in receipt of a benefit are facing cost of living pressures currently, exacerbating poverty? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made on the delivery of public housing? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the number of ineligible people receiving the cost of living payment that "We're not sure of the exact number, you don't know what you don't know", and what is the analysis, if any, supporting his claim that about 1 percent of the approximately 2.1 million people who received the payment are not eligible for it? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent progress has been made on the implementation of firearms prohibition orders in New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by all the Government's statements and actions on housing? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and policies? Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on the future of the health workforce? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by her statement, "What we don't have is people living on the streets and in cars", and how many children were included in the applications for people on the public housing register who were living in a car at the time they applied as at the quarter ending 30 June 2022? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for the Environment: What reports has he received on the costs of consenting under the Resource Management Act? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: How does she reconcile her statement to the House on 21 June that "equal voting rights are critically fundamental to New Zealand's democracy" with her statement in relation to the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngai Tahu Representation) Bill, "we will be supporting that bill"? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made about opening New Zealand up to the world?
Questions to Ministers CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What reports has he seen about trends in training and apprenticeships? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "I regularly reinforce my expectations that Waka Kotahi and other agencies spend money in a proportionate and reasonable way"; if so, in which cases, if any, have these expectations not been met? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made regarding He Poutama Rangatahi? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that fiscal and monetary policy decisions in the past two years have in any way exacerbated the cost of living crisis; if so, how? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Revenue: How can eligible New Zealanders ensure they receive the first Cost of Living Payment on 1 August? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: What was Kainga Ora's net surplus or deficit after tax for the third quarter of the 2021-22 financial year compared to forecast, and is she satisfied with the performance of Kainga Ora? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcements has she made regarding the Milford Opportunities Project? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with comments made by the former chief executive of Otago Polytechnic, Phil Ker, about the Government's polytechnic reform that "Not a single dollar has been put into improving outcomes for learners, not a single dollar to strengthening the regional providers, and so the issues that we had before Mr Hipkins started this misguided venture are not only still there, they're worse"? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "The time for fine words on climate change is over, we actually need to start the transition"; if so, how does the Government's transport policy reflect this? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting public transport users? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "it will not be the policy of any government I lead to embark on another substantial reform of local government or governance unless it is sought and unless there is broad consensus amongst local government about the need for and the direction of change"; if so, does she believe there is broad consensus among local government on her Three Waters reforms? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for Youth: What recent announcements has she made about Youth Parliament?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Housing: Is she satisfied with the Government's progress on accessible public housing? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for Building and Construction: What progress is being made to reduce critical shortages in the supply of plasterboard? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ that "high inflation is likely to remain with us for some time yet"; if so, does he still stand by his May statement that "the short term challenge of inflation is significant"? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Why did the Crown provide an indemnity to the Reserve Bank against losses from the Large-Scale Asset Purchase programme, and what is the Crown's maximum liability that it could be forced to pay the bank as a result of the programme? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen about critical workforce support for Kiwi businesses? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people, if any, waited longer than four months to see a specialist, and how many, if any, waited longer than four months for surgery, in the 12 months to June 30 this year? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Justice: What legislation is the Government progressing to reduce delays in the Family Court? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement regarding the Te Pukenga forecast deficit of $110 million, "I've also been clear the projected deficit was too high and that more work needed to be done there"; if so, what work has been done to reduce the deficit? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: Is he satisfied with the Police's firearms administration ability, given there were over 3,000 licensed firearms owners waiting at least four months for their license renewals in June 2022, and does he believe that licensed firearms owners should be satisfied with these wait times too? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Emergency Management: How is NEMA helping to build a safe and resilient New Zealand which is ready to respond to emergencies?
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Conservation: Does she stand by the Government's position in the 2017 Speech from the Throne that there will be no new mines on conservation land; if so, when does the Government plan to implement a ban? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to enable more homes to be built across New Zealand? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ that "it's clear that New Zealand has a serious home-grown domestic inflation problem that needs to be dealt with"; if so, what steps, if any, other than temporary reductions to fuel excise and a temporary cost of living payment, is he taking to deal with this problem? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has the Government made on tackling gangs and intimidating behaviour across New Zealand? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Biosecurity: What measures are being taken by the Government to protect the country from foot-and-mouth disease? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting schools to prepare for term 3 winter illnesses and protect against COVID-19? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What percentage of students attended school regularly in term 1 of 2022, and what actions, if any, has she taken, since seeing this data, to urgently reduce truancy?
Questions to Ministers JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What further COVID-19 support is the Government providing schools this winter? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac that "Consumer confidence has plummeted, as household budgets have been squeezed by higher mortgage rates and increases in living costs", and when does he expect wage growth to catch up with price increases? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Disability Issues: What progress has the Government made in the delivery of the new Ministry for Disabled People? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he consider that New Zealand is a worse country for young working New Zealanders struggling to pay bills than it was a year ago; if not, does he acknowledge that rents, mortgages, petrol, and grocery prices have increased from a year ago? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he believe Government immigration policy over the last two years has put New Zealand in a competitive position to be an attractive destination for migrant nurses; if so, why have more than 800 beds in the aged-care sector been closed because of a lack of nurses? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on developments in the New Zealand space sector? Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: Will he advise the Prime Minister to instruct our free trade agreement negotiators to keep talking if the offer from the European Union for dairy and meat exporters is not commercially meaningful for New Zealand, rather than conclude the agreement in Brussels this week? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Veterans: What recent policy framework announcement has been made in support of New Zealand veterans affected by mental health and wellbeing issues? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Can he confirm that the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity exposure draft contains specific requirements in relation to significant natural areas on Maori land; if so, will these requirements allow more development to take place on Maori land than non-Maori land? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Emergency Management: What recent announcements has he made about helping to keep families and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand safer from natural disasters? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she consider that her statement earlier this month that deep sea mining "has caused some division between member States of Pacific nation Governments and NGO organisations within their own countries" is now out of date in light of Palau, Samoa, and Fiji announcing the Alliance Against Deep Sea Mining at the United Nations Oceans Conference; if not, why not? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her actions and statements?
Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by the Prime Minister's statement that "We need to be aspirational, and have a plan, but we also need to be disciplined and prioritise", and is he satisfied that the Government is delivering good outcomes for taxpayer money? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister for the Public Service: Does he stand by the statements of Acting Public Service Minister Hon Grant Robertson that "I'm confident that the public service is delivering to New Zealanders" and "We'll always make sure that what we spend is careful"? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Children: How is the Government continuing to transform Oranga Tamariki? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: How many people drive through the Mt Victoria tunnel per day, and how many does he project will walk and cycle through if the Government bans cars from the tunnel, as he announced this morning? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported the restoration of Rotorua lakes? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "The emissions reduction plan is Government policy and something that we give great priority to. We will be considering that as we consider the best options to take mass rapid transit in Wellington forward"? TODD MULLER to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Why did she accept the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Statement of Performance Expectations for 2022/23, in which the FENZ board indicated budgeted revenue of $661 million? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has he made on tourism infrastructure supporting Matariki? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement that she will bring a "victim-centric" approach to her job; if so, will she commit to introducing tougher penalties for offenders who repeatedly victimise New Zealanders? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she have confidence victims of crime are receiving adequate support with timely access to justice; if not, why not? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about the future of mass rapid transit in Wellington?
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in the current state of our fire and emergency services, when the NZ Professional Firefighters' Union is reporting that FENZ management is failing to keep career fire stations open 24/7 and there are dangerously low staffing levels; if so, why? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by the Prime Minister's statement that "we are well placed to recover, with one of the best economies in the world"; if so, is he confident that New Zealand's economy will grow faster than Australia's over the next four years? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has he seen on the changing nature of the Police workforce in New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by all the Government's statements and actions on housing? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement on the economy that "the recovery is gaining momentum"; if so, is he concerned that, according to Westpac, "household budgets are being squeezed in a way that they haven't been for decades"? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the evaluation of the Provincial Growth Fund? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What milestones, if any, have recently been met in the Government's barrier-free access to education work programme? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that the health system as a whole is "coping"? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has she made about boosting the health of New Zealanders through winter? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the percentage increase, if any, of people in receipt of jobseeker support for two to three consecutive years in duration in the March 2022 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter?
Questions to Ministers ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What advice has he received about the results of the Government's School Investment Package? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "There will be individual households who will suffer stress as the result of interest rates going up", and in what ways does he expect this will "feed through to the economy"? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about the expansion of Te Ara Oranga? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her statements? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Immigration: Will he give effect to New Zealand's commitment to assist in the global refugee crisis with resettlement policies that are safe and inclusive, in honour of World Refugee Day this week? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcements has he made following the recent WTO meeting in Geneva? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the percentage increase, if any, in the number of people in receipt of jobseeker support for three to five years in consecutive duration when comparing the March 2022 to the September 2017 quarter? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Whanau Ora: How will Budget 2022 ensure that Whanau Ora can continue to provide support to whanau as Aotearoa recovers from the impacts of COVID-19? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement yesterday that nurses "are on a fast track to residency", and does he further support her statement that nurses have "guaranteed residency"? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Why are nurses on a two-year Work to Residence pathway, when multimedia specialists specialising in game development are on the Fast Tracked "Straight to Residence" pathway, and when will the immigration instructions containing the criteria for the Green List Work to Residence pathway be released? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What is the Government doing to mark the first Matariki public holiday? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does she stand by her statement that the Government began working on the plasterboard shortage "months ago"; if so, why did the Government only appoint their reported high-level taskforce at the start of this week?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he received about how much more interest each year someone with a $700,000 mortgage would be required to pay on a renewed mortgage today compared to the start of last year, and what impact does he expect rising interest rates will have on the cost of living? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement that she will bring "a very victim-centric" approach to her new job; if so, will she commit to advocating for an increase in the funding available for victims in the next Budget to support her approach? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Tourism: What response has he seen from the tourism industry following the announcement to remove pre-departure testing? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement, "we do acknowledge that, particularly when it comes to gangs, there is escalating tension there"; if so, when did the Government first recognise that gang tensions were escalating? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): How is the Government supporting Maori primary and community care providers to lift their capability, capacity, and service sustainability? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: When was the Government first made aware of the nationwide Gib shortage, and when does she expect to implement any recommendations made by yesterday's reported "high level taskforce"? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made about improving connectivity in rural New Zealand? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: What did he mean when he said yesterday, "I think the work she was doing around culture change in the police was very important and I hope that we'll be able to continue that", and does he believe that the current culture of police is completely focused on catching criminals? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement that "Investment in green transport options is a triple win for climate action - it reduces traffic congestion, promotes a healthy, active lifestyle and clears up the air around us"; if so, how does that factor into his consideration of the options for mass rapid transit in Wellington? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What announcement has the Government made about supporting new parents?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the widespread concerns about the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill, including from Hapai Te Hauora, who said that it will "not only stagnate any attempts to pursue better outcomes for tamariki and whanau engaged with Oranga Tamariki but may even perpetuate the harms and dysfunction of the current Oranga Tamariki system at disproportionate and irreparable rates"? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Has he seen a report published by Westpac today stating, "Confidence among New Zealand households has plummeted, dropping to its lowest levels since we began surveying consumers back in 1988", and does he believe that the Government's economic management approach is contributing to New Zealanders' growing pessimism about the economy? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Building and Construction: What action is the Government taking to address the shortage of plasterboard in New Zealand? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the widespread concerns about the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill, including from Voyce Whakarongo Mai, who said, "The Government has not listened to a single recommendation from young people with lived experience … These young people have been effectively silenced, and the new systems outlined by the Bill is designed to further muffle and weaken their voices"? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent briefing has he received on the Police portfolio? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement, "A lot of the advice we're receiving is that if we are not careful, we're not targeted, we can make inflation worse"; if so, can she explain whether her Government has followed this advice? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that the health system as a whole is "coping", and what then is the current national percentage of people being seen in emergency departments within six hours? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting attendance and engagement at school? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: What are her priorities for the Justice portfolio? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has she made about reconnecting New Zealanders to the world?
Questions to Ministers Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Health: What are the next steps that need to be taken to prepare the health system for the reforms due to take effect on 1 July 2022? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statement that "this Government supports inclusive policies for migrants with disabilities"; if so, what are some of these immigration policies? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by her statement in regards to the Housing Register that "we're doing everything we can to get a roof over their heads"; if so, is she concerned that since she made that statement, the number of Kiwis waiting for a State house has increased by nearly 5,000? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Maori Development: What investment is the Government making through Budget 22 to strengthen Whanau Resilience? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: What is his justification for continuing to spend money on the NZTA Journey Planner, when there already exists a free navigation service with live traffic data called Google Maps? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is the Government committed to equal voting rights for all New Zealanders and regular accountability for all elected members at the ballot box? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Transport: What updates has he received on the development of improved travel choices for residents of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he still stand by his statement that "There's some evidence that when people come from offshore and get into nursing roles, that they might leave a bit sooner - if they get residence"; if so, how many of the 6 percent of migrant nurses that exited nursing in 2020, referenced by the Minister in the House yesterday did so after gaining residency? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Conservation: How will Budget 2022 support emissions reduction and visitor experiences on conservation land? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "I reject the premise that gang tensions have increased under this Government's watch"; if so, how does she reconcile that with at least 23 drive-by shootings over the past two weeks? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control: What recent reports has he seen on opportunities to progress New Zealand's nuclear disarmament priorities? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Will she urge the Indonesian Government to stop the abuse of the human rights of West Papuans protesting against the further division of their country into provinces against their wishes?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Is she satisfied with advice received in 2021 from ministry officials which recommended against supporting a global moratorium on all deep sea mining; if so, why? IBRAHIM OMER to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques: What progress has been made in implementing Recommendation 14 of the Royal Commission of Inquiry report into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's assessment about the Budget 2023 operating allowance that "in terms of increasing costs that are likely to be seen by some of our agencies and departments, we're looking at somewhere in the range of $3.5 billion that will be required to continue to operate as we stand"; if so, does $2.5 billion remain in the Budget 2023 operating allowance following the pre-commitments made in this year's Budget? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Forestry: What support is the Government providing through Budget 2022 to help develop the forestry and wood processing sector? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is the current national nursing shortage for each of the four main nursing groups as described in written parliamentary question 11238, and which hospital facilities, if any, are currently impacted by nursing shortages? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What advice has she received on the positive impacts that Budget 2022 will have for New Zealand women? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statement that "There's some evidence that when people come from offshore and get into nursing roles, that they might leave a bit sooner - if they get residence"; if so, does he also stand by his answer related to who gave him this evidence that "we spoke to the likes of the Aged Care Association and other home-based care stakeholders … we also kept in close contact with the Ministry of Health"? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: What support will Budget 2022 provide to help protect nature and tackle biodiversity loss? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: When did she first learn about the theft of licensed firearms owners' details from a disused Auckland City police station, and what explanation have Police given her, if any? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "There is no doubt that our communities are feeling some incredible distress with the recent activities"; if so, does she believe gang tensions have increased under her watch?
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It's easy to use throwaway lines like 'soft on crime' in this space. It's a very gendered statement"; if so, what other statements does she stand by? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What announcements has she made regarding the rollout of the Tactical Response Model? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ that "Domestic inflation pressures are likely to last for a considerable time"; if so, when does he expect domestic inflation to return below 3 percent? TANGI UTIKERE to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): What additional support will Budget 2022 provide to help protect Maori and Pacific people from bowel cancer? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "There is no doubt that our communities are feeling some incredible distress with the recent activities"; if so, does she believe gang tensions have increased under her watch? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent updates has he received on transport infrastructure projects? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does the Government have any plans to regulate winter grazing over this winter, to avoid cows up to their hocks in mud with nowhere comfortable to rest; if not, why not? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent announcement has the Government made about supporting Pacific peoples and home ownership? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Which councils, if any, have expressed opposition to her on the Government's proposed Three Waters reforms? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and policies?
Questions to Ministers Angie Warren-Clark to the Minister for Disability Issues: How is the Government delivering change for disabled people through Budget 2022? Chris Bishop to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by her statements that "KiwiBuild is alive and well" and that "Since Labour took office at the end of 2017, it's been one of our government's top priorities to fix the housing crisis"? Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about the Government's response to the independent review of Pharmac? Hon Gerry Brownlee to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she stand by all her statements and actions with regard to New Zealand's relationships with Pacific Island countries, and China's moves to build a closer China-Pacific Island countries community? Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made on transforming the advanced manufacturing sector? Dr James McDowall to the Minister of Immigration: Does he agree with the Productivity Commission's finding that the immigration system "does not undergo the same level of transparency, public scrutiny and robust policy assessment that most other public policies require", and how can he be confident that his Government's immigration rebalance will alleviate workforce shortages? Arena Williams to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): How is the Government partnering with iwi Maori to deliver new homes for whanau? Rino Tirikatene to the Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare): How does Budget 2022 support Maori agribusiness and Whenua Maori Programme land users? Erica Stanford to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statement regarding why engineers are on the fast-tracked 'straight to residence' pathway that "those skills are at high demand"; and why are nurses not on that pathway, when Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health, recently admitted that New Zealand hospitals are around 4,000 nurses short? Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she concerned some of our most vulnerable tamariki in benefit-receiving households are going to miss out on the $350 cost of living payment? Glen Bennett to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector: What recent announcements has she made about proposed amendments to the Charities Act 2005?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What action is the Government taking to accelerate innovation in New Zealand businesses? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Is he comfortable with New Zealand's economic performance in comparison with Australia's since this Government took office? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How is the Government supporting beneficiary sole parents through Budget 2022? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is he concerned to see ANZ's Business Outlook survey showing business confidence at its lowest since April 2020, and does he agree with the BNZ that "the economy's wheels are beginning to fall off"? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: How has Budget 2022 strengthened New Zealand's legal aid scheme? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for the Environment: Is dilution the solution to agricultural nitrate pollution, or is there a need to reduce nitrate leaching into groundwater in regions such as Canterbury to reduce risks to drinking water and freshwater from farmed areas? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Transport: What action is the Government taking to regenerate New Zealand's coastal shipping sector? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Why are firearms prohibition orders still not in place despite Police recommending them in October 2017? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Health: How will Budget 2022 help strengthen eating disorder services? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that "If we're going to have a Maori Health Authority, I'm determined that it genuinely has the authority to really make a difference for Maori"; if not, why not?
Questions to Ministers CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she have confidence in the current approach taken to enforcing the Healthy Homes Standards? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government supporting more people into their first homes through Budget 2022? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Treasury that "inflation is being driven by strong domestic demand"; if so, does he believe his plans to spend an additional $38 billion over the next four years is adding upward or downward pressure on inflation? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Health: How is Budget 2022 helping to secure the future of New Zealanders' health? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "I reject the premise that gang tensions have increased under this Government's watch", and how does she reconcile that with the twelve gang-related shootings last week? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: Does she agree with the Prime Minister, who told Stephen Colbert, "We had a buy-back scheme. People had legitimately and legally gone out and purchased these weapons, and we changed the laws. So, in fairness, we said that we will buy them back, and then we will destroy them. And so that is what we did"? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Tourism: How is the Government supporting the tourism industry to innovate and recover? Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she have a plan for ongoing engagement with Pacific countries currently considering the China-Pacific Island Countries Common Development Vision; if so, when will we learn about it? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made regarding competition in the retail grocery sector?
Questions to Ministers: BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on expanding mental health and addiction services? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their weight with the Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its weight over the first three emissions budget periods? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac economist Michael Gordon's view that "Many households are already feeling the pinch on their finances, and that pressure will become more intense over the next few years"; if so, will he commit to tax relief in tomorrow's Budget? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Forestry: How is the Government using investment in forestry to help New Zealand meet its obligations to lower emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her Government's statements and policies? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why did he announce yesterday an expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set aside to start services in Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already announced in April 2021, "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of any other recent Government mental health announcements that have already been announced? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting the public transport sector? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he still believe that early construction on Auckland light rail will start in 2023? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Youth: What recent announcements has she made about supporting youth in New Zealand? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "in terms of what I am delivering as Police Minister … our people feel safer"; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers: SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: Is the Government working to embed community voices within the reformed health system; if so, how? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement, "The short term challenge of inflation is significant"; if so, when does he expect inflation to return to the Reserve Bank's 1-3 percent target range? KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister of Tourism: What reports, if any, has he received about the appeal of New Zealand as a visitor destination following the Tourism New Zealand trade show in Sydney this week? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his Government not including a rural health strategy, for the approximately 750,000 New Zealanders who live rurally or remotely, in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made about the Immigration Rebalance plan? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Police: Does she agree that youth offending is driven by income deprivation, mental health challenges, and trauma; if so, how will $500 million for more police on the street reduce youth offending? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen on the impact of the Government's half-price public transport scheme? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Climate Change: Does he agree with economist Matt Burgess, who said that "further policies are not necessary … Cap-and-trade schemes like the ETS effectively neutralise other emissions policies"; if not, why not? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What reports has he seen supporting the Commerce Commission's analysis of competition in the retail grocery sector? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident NZTA is meeting his expectation of "responsible and proportionate spending"; if so, is he satisfied that NZTA's spending is giving taxpayers good value for money?
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Disability Issues: What recent announcements has she made on New Zealand Sign Language? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by the Prime Minister's statement, "Absolutely - I wouldn't dispute that for a moment" in response to Fairer Future, who said that "people on a benefit should be able to participate fully in society", and what specific new initiatives, if any, have been agreed to reduce poverty among beneficiary whanau? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac Senior Economist Satish Ranchhod, who said this week that "over the coming year household spending levels will come under pressure from continued increases in the cost of living"; if so, why won't he provide New Zealanders with income tax relief? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent announcements has she made about the Government's ongoing response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education: Does she stand by the press release issued by her predecessor in February 2020 titled "School attendance has to improve"; if so, is she satisfied with her Government's progress in tackling truancy so far? SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): How is the Government partnering with iwi Maori to deliver new homes for whanau? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her Government's statements and policies? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Emergency Management: How is the Government supporting grassroots emergency resilience initiatives? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why have solitary confinement rates increased in mental health inpatient facilities despite the $1.9 billion announced for mental health, and what is his response to the Chief Ombudsman, who said about his recent mental health reports, "the Ministry of Health needs to answer to you and the public as to what it's done with the taxpayers' money"? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for ACC: How does she respond to the findings of the Helen Clark Foundation report on perinatal mental health, which calls on the Government to expand cover for mental injury under the Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill so that support is available for mental injuries resulting from a traumatic birth?
Questions to Ministers BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: How many Kainga Ora homes in new developments would not meet the requirements of the Healthy Homes Standards heating formula, as mentioned in a Cabinet paper released on 3 December 2021, and how much extra funding, if any, would it cost to bring these developments up to the standards required by the heating formula? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to decarbonise Auckland's harbour ferries? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): How many people are on the State housing waitlist now compared to September 2017, and has she received advice on when that number will return to the levels of September 2017? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent announcements has she made about Care in the Community? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Maori Development: What reports has he seen on education and employment outcomes for rangatahi Maori? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "I reject the premise that gang tensions have increased under this Government's watch"? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he remain committed to ensuring that the Government's response to COVID-19 is informed by the best available scientific evidence; if so, what is his response to an open letter by more than 150 doctors and scientists calling for additional protections, particularly in schools? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting regular attendance and engagement in education? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: What, if any, is the net financial deficit of Te Pukenga forecast for 2022, and how much more or less is it than the actual Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics sector deficit in 2019 prior to the establishment of Te Pukenga? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about supporting greater access to driver licensing testing and training? TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: Is he confident in the performance of Corrections; if so, how does he explain a 29 percent increase in prisoner-on-staff assaults from November 2021 to February 2022, despite there being a decrease in sentenced prisoners?
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to support businesses to cut their emissions? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What new actions, if any, will he take in light of Mind The Gap's research which concludes that pay gap reporting is likely to close Aotearoa's gender and ethnic pay gaps by as much as 40 percent and increase pay by as much as $35 per week for the average worker? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for Building and Construction: What are the trends in building consents granted since 2017? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider the Government has done enough to alleviate the cost of living crisis facing New Zealanders, and will he rule out measures to provide them income tax relief in the upcoming Budget? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Local Government: Will the Three Waters reforms benefit smaller communities; if so, how? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is his target, if any, for the reduction over the next 12 months in the number of people waiting more than four months for a first specialist appointment, and what specific steps, if any, will he take to achieve this? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding the disruption of organised crime? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Has MSD been enforcing work-related obligations for the 176,763 jobseeker support recipients since work-related obligation failures were suspended between 23 March 2020 and 27 May 2020; if not, why? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): How is the Government partnering with iwi Maori to deliver new homes for whanau who need them most?
Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has she taken advice to Cabinet regarding an international moratorium on seabed mining; if so, what did the advice say? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that "We've been a Government focused on doing what we can to ensure that Kiwis' wages are increasing, including relative to the cost of living"; if so, does she accept that inflation is rising faster than wages, so real incomes are falling? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by all her statements and policies? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements have been made about the COVID-19 Protection Framework setting? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he share concerns about New Zealand's economic outlook expressed by BNZ that "business confidence is shattered, uncertainty is very high and leading indicators of growth are weak"; if so, how does he think these factors will affect New Zealand households over the next 12 months? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What recent support has been made available for New Zealand's health system to learn from our response to COVID-19? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is the total list value of non-COVID vaccines that have expired in the past five years, and how many 15 to 30 year olds to date have received a vaccine as part of the measles catch-up campaign launched in July 2020? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How is the Government supporting the provision of public transport services across Aotearoa New Zealand? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many people, if any, were on jobseeker support for two years or more in the December 2017 quarter, and how does this compare to the equivalent figures in the December 2021 quarter? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Veterans: What recent changes have been made in support of New Zealand Vietnam veterans affected by chemicals like Agent Orange during the Vietnam War? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: How many more gang members are there on the National Gang List today compared to October 2017, and how many shootings related to gang activity have police recorded, if any, over the same period?
Questions to Ministers ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What is the Government doing to encourage healthy drinks in schools? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Child Poverty Action Group, who said in October 2021, "in the face of abundant evidence that the stop-gap measures initiated in the first 2020 lockdown for low-income families were nowhere near enough, this year, unbelievably, the Government has done even less"; if not, why not? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all of her Ministers? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister for the Environment: What announcements has the Government made about supporting the restoration of waterways? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): How many people were on the Housing Register in September 2017 compared to today, and what is the median wait time for people on the Housing Register to be housed in public housing? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What work is the Government progressing to reduce gambling harm in vulnerable communities? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement regarding the reported blowout in police response times, "I am not over the detail of that"; if so, why? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that jobseeker beneficiaries who fail to meet their work obligations should have their benefits reduced; if so, why were work-related benefit sanctions in the last quarter of the last year less than half what they were in 2019? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What updates has he seen regarding the Government's Clean Car Programme? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Are there migrant doctors or nurses currently in New Zealand who are not eligible to apply for the 2021 Resident Visa, and, if there are, will he change the criteria so that all migrant doctors and nurses are eligible to apply to stay in New Zealand? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made regarding business transparency? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Housing: Does she agree that rent prices are contributing to hardship; if so, what steps, if any, will she take to lower them?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that "we have a responsibility to do our very best as a Government through trying times to ensure that we are lifting the outcomes" and "This has been our focus the entire time we've been in office"? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ's view that "Concern about the domestic economic outlook is rising, and is the top factor constraining investment by quite some way", and is he concerned that the cost of living is growing faster in New Zealand than in Australia? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What recent announcements has the Government made on renewable energy for Maori and public housing? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: What was core Crown tax revenue forecast to be for the financial year to June 2021 in the 2020 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update, and how much tax revenue was actually collected for that year? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Conservation: Does she stand by her statement yesterday that "The Department of Conservation has advised me that there are currently no burrows with any sign of korora in the rock wall at Putiki Bay"; if so, what does she say to the Protect Putiki group, who documented footage of korora at Putiki Bay last night? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent changes have been made to vaccination requirements in New Zealand? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statements and actions? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: How is the Government improving the planning system to build more houses and infrastructure? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Defence: Does he stand by his statement that "We've already put towards Cabinet a number of options, which include some lethal support"; if so, what lethal support was included? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "I reject the premise that gang tensions have increased under this Government's watch"; if so, how does she reconcile that with reported police intelligence, which states parts of the country have experienced unprecedented levels of gang violence in the past year? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How will Fair Pay Agreements improve outcomes for those on lower incomes?
Questions to Ministers MARK CAMERON to the Minister of Climate Change: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that the Government is "making sure that we do support those on low and middle incomes, who are the most affected by rising prices"; if so, what level of income does he consider qualifies as "middle income"? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What evidence has she seen that consumers are benefiting as a result of the Government's action to cut fuel excise by 25 cents a litre? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statements and actions around the July 2020 measles catch-up campaign that was paused 8 months later in March 2021? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with Fairer Future that incomes of some beneficiaries are up to $300 behind the actual cost of living for families, and that further increases are needed so that the 1 April changes do not lock whanau into poverty? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How will New Zealanders benefit from the 1 April changes to benefits and payments that come into effect tomorrow? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by the decision to loosen protections under the COVID-19 traffic light framework, when Aotearoa's COVID-19 daily mortality rate has for the first time passed the daily mortality rate for the United States? PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Health: What medicines has the Government recently secured access to that support New Zealanders against COVID-19? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How will Fair Pay Agreements help New Zealand businesses and workers to meet the challenges and opportunities presented in a rapidly changing world of work, and has he taken on board advice, if any, during the development of the Fair Pay Agreement framework? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What reports has she seen regarding diversity in the New Zealand Police workforce? SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Corrections: Is he satisfied New Zealanders are getting value for money from the prison system; if so, why? TANGI UTIKERE to the Associate Minister for COVID-19 Response: How is the Government ensuring remote communities can readily access rapid antigen tests?
Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "I acknowledge that a number of New Zealanders are facing a cost of living crisis"; if so, will his Budget include income tax reduction for New Zealanders who do not qualify for any Government benefit or Working for Families payments? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she believe too many New Zealanders are dependent on jobseeker support; if not, why not? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What is the Government doing to enable development of offshore renewable energy in New Zealand? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Does he agree with the Mental Health and Well-being Commission's monitoring report finding that "improvements in services have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time", and what is his response to the article in New Zealand Doctor that says, "the $1.9 billion Wellbeing Budget touted as a game-changer, the Government has done little or nothing for mental wellbeing"? PAUL EAGLE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements have been made relating to changes to the COVID-19 Protection Framework? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement that "Maori have not expressed rights and interests in three waters assets over and above those as ratepayers within their respective communities of interest"; if so, what justification is there to apply a co-governance model to three waters entities? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Transport: What recent progress has been made to improve transport links in the Wellington region? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he have confidence that the Government is not increasing the cost of vehicles for New Zealanders; if so, why? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he agree that disabled migrants are discriminated against by the acceptable standard of health criteria in immigration policy; if so, will he commit to an immigration system that upholds the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made regarding updates to responsible lending rules? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement "the reality is that this Government has never been more active in targeting the gangs and criminal leaders and getting them off the streets"; if so, how does she reconcile that statement with the over 40 percent increase in gang membership since October 2017?
Questions to Ministers: BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Is he concerned about the safety of at-risk communities following the announcement that protections under the COVID-19 traffic light system have changed and will change further? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What changes to income support come into effect on 1 April? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education: What work is the Government progressing to lift student achievement in maths and literacy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ASB's assessments that "higher consumer prices and debt servicing costs could raise household weekly outgoings by an average of around $150 per week over 2022" with income growth unlikely to keep pace? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent steps has the Government taken to support New Zealanders through the current global energy shock and associated transport costs? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "The reality is that this Government has never been more active in targeting the gangs and criminal leaders and getting them off the streets"; if so, how does she reconcile that statement with the over 40 percent increase in gang membership since October 2017? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Emergency Management: How has the Government responded to the Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay floods? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Does he stand by his statement that "competition in the retail grocery market is not working"; if so, what steps will he take, if any, to break up the supermarket duopoly? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many people, if any, had received jobseeker support for three consecutive years or longer as at the December 2021 quarter and how many people, if any, had received jobseeker support for three consecutive years or longer as at the December 2017 quarter? Questions to Members MELISSA LEE to the Chairperson of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee: When will the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee report its findings on the Inquiry into the Review of the Radio New Zealand Charter to the House?
Questions to Ministers TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for the Environment: What changes has the Government made to urban planning rules in Rotorua? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner's statement that "Conditions are ripe for a wage price spiral", and is he confident that in 2022 New Zealanders' wage growth, as measured by the labour cost index, will exceed inflation, as measured by the CPI? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Police: What reports has she seen regarding efforts by Police to disrupt organised crime? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Health: Does he believe the DHBs' approach to the current negotiation with allied, scientific, and technical health workers will improve job satisfaction and retention among the 70-plus groups represented in that negotiation? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has the Government recently made about supporting the tourism sector? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many of the 300,000 at-risk young people have been vaccinated in the measles catch-up campaign announced in July 2020, and what other non-COVID vaccination efforts are there, if any, to protect New Zealanders this winter? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: What recent announcements has the Government made about strengthening public media? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions on immigration? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Maori Development: What reports has he seen on cadetships? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: How much has he been advised the merger of TVNZ and Radio New Zealand will cost, and how much ongoing taxpayer funding, if any, will the new public media entity he is creating receive? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by all her statements and policies regarding firearms? RACHEL BOYACK to the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness): What recent report has she seen on the progress of the Homelessness Action Plan?
Questions to Ministers DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ economist Miles Workman that "Inflation is now running laps around wage growth", and "households are going backwards at an alarming rate"? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What responses has she seen to the Government's decision to cut fuel excise and road-user charges by 25 cents per litre? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): What was the national weekly median rent in October 2017, and what is the current national weekly median rent according to MBIE rental bond data? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What actions is the Government taking to support schools and early learning services to keep children and young people safe during the Omicron outbreak? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Will the Government ban bottom trawling on seamounts in New Zealand waters and support similar measures in international waters, including in the South Pacific? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What measures will take effect on 1 April to support people and whanau with the cost of living? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is the Government taking all possible steps to reduce violent crime and to prioritise the needs of victims of crime? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has the Government recently made about the future of tourism for New Zealand?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree that New Zealand's cost of living crisis is wider than simply an energy crisis; if not, why? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is she taking to give New Zealanders confidence that they will receive the full benefit of the Government's 25 cent reduction in fuel excise duty and road-user charges announced yesterday? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What response has he seen to Government initiatives to support training and apprenticeships? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Transport: What steps, if any, will he take to ensure people have access to free, frequent, and accessible public transport? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: What steps is the Government taking to improve recycling in New Zealand? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he have confidence taxpayers are getting value for money with Government transport spending; if so, why? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): What recent announcement has he made regarding the interim Maori Health Authority? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement on the Three Waters reform that "There are two areas of the Three Waters reform programme that I underestimated, and I acknowledge that's my responsibility", and is she confident it is only two areas she underestimated? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent steps has the Government taken to support New Zealanders to use public transport in response to the global energy shock?
Questions to Ministers SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made about New Zealand's commitment to global vaccine development? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does she believe the Three Waters reform programme will result in better outcomes for ratepayers; if so, why have so many councils rejected Three Waters? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What recent actions has she taken to support further sanctions against Russia? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree that "Families across Aotearoa are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living rises, and they are being made to make tough calls over the basics", as stated in RNZ's report Whanau across Aotearoa struggle with basics as costs rise yesterday; if not, why not? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding the disruption of organised crime? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in responding to COVID-19? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about support for the aviation sector as New Zealand continues its reconnection with the world? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many people, if any, received jobseeker support for one year or longer according to the September 2017 Ministry of Social Development quarterly statistics and how many people, if any, received jobseeker support for one year or longer according to the December 2021 Ministry of Social Development quarterly statistics? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What is being done to improve opportunities for Pacific students in Aotearoa New Zealand's schools and universities? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does he stand by all his statements? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she think that a nearly 60 percent increase in the combined profits of the four major electricity companies suggests the electricity market is delivering fair power prices for New Zealanders? MARK CAMERON to the Minister of Climate Change: Is he confident that New Zealand's primary industries have all the tools at their disposal to offset emissions, and does he believe there will be a significant cost increase to farmers from the emissions pricing schemes proposed in the He Waka Eke Noa discussion documents?
Questions to Ministers Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Does he stand by his statement in October 2021 that "We have ambitions to lift New Zealand's marine protected area so that we get closer to that 30 per cent"; if so, when can New Zealanders expect to see new marine protected areas established to help us reach that target? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement, "The debate is not whether inflation has increased and is impacting people. The debate is what we should do about it"; if so, will she adjust the income tax brackets to account for the last four years of inflation? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? DAMIEN SMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that the Government has "no intention" of giving tax cuts; if so, why? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Corrections: Does supporting a person to have a bank account upon release from prison help them to reintegrate into society; if so, how? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement yesterday that it's a "challenging period for many households"; if so, will he use a portion of his operating allowance in Budget 2022 for tax relief? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has he made on New Zealand's COVID-19 response? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence that Kainga Ora is effectively exercising its obligations as a public sector entity, including delivering value for taxpayers' money? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made on keeping New Zealanders safe on our roads? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Has he seen the official advice regarding vaccine certificates which states, "There are also issues around maintaining social licence over the management of the pandemic and social cohesion. Over time, this measure may no longer be justifiable as vaccination rates increase and the public health rationale becomes diminished", and has he received advice from officials on at what point vaccination certificates are no longer justifiable? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Customs: What initiatives are Customs providing to small-to-medium importers? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What additional costs have been imposed on businesses, if any, as a result of Government decisions since November 2017 for which he is responsible, and what impact, if any, have those additional costs on business had on the cost of living?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her response when asked if New Zealand has a cost of living crisis that "I wouldn't describe it that way", and is she considering adjusting income tax brackets to help Kiwis struggling with rising prices? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement, "I wouldn't describe it that way" when asked if there was a cost of living crisis; if so, why? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Women: In light of today being International Women's Day, what work is she progressing to break gender-based biases? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree that New Zealand has a cost of living crisis; if not, why? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has he made about supporting communities to develop local tourism facilities? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence in the leadership of Kainga Ora; if so, who, if anyone, has been held accountable for its decision to use taxpayer funds to publish an election-year advertisement featuring a soon-to-be-announced Labour Party candidate? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will he introduce a comprehensive pay transparency model to help eliminate pay discrimination before the end of this parliamentary term; if not, why not? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his statement that a humanitarian visa for Ukrainians with family members living in New Zealand is "not necessary"; if so, can he explain which visa those Ukrainian family members can apply for? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent reports has he seen regarding competition in the retail grocery sector? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions related to the rental market, and does she believe renters are better off now compared to 2017? SARAH PALLETT to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about improving abortion services?
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: What steps, if any, will he take to support people in Ukraine fleeing due to invasion and war in their homeland? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his statements and actions on public spending? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent changes has the Government made in response to the Omicron outbreak in New Zealand? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by her statement on 25 January 2022 that the Government has "Increased our PCR testing capacity from a maximum of 39,000 tests a day to a baseline of 58,000 tests. Surge capacity is now 77,600 tests, which can be sustained for 7 days", and is she satisfied with the performance of COVID-19 testing during the current outbreak? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he recently made about the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his policies and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking to support new entrants' literacy and oral language success? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What recent reports has he seen about WorkSafe's enforcement of COVID-19 rules for workplaces? Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she stand by the Prime Minister's statement, "we have subsequently sought advice on a specific Russian sanctions bill"; if so, when will the Government introduce a specific Russian sanctions bill?
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to decarbonise New Zealand's transport sector? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his statements and actions on the cost of living? Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Is he confident the current COVID-19 response settings are informed by best evidence on how to protect people from this virus without using lockdowns? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many inpatient events have been cancelled, in total, since the Delta strain lockdown on 17 August 2021, and how many people are currently waiting more than four months for a first specialist appointment? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the rest of the world? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Prime Minister: Is the New Zealand Government planning to take further measures to support Ukraine and stand against Russia's unprovoked invasion; if so, what is stopping the Government from implementing these measures right now? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she seen regarding education and employment opportunities in the building and construction sector? Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What additional options, if any, has the Government considered in responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and why hasn't the Government introduced an autonomous sanctions regime? JO LUXTON to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcement has the Government made about signing a free-trade agreement with the United Kingdom?
Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in relation to Government housing policy that "we have to constantly make sure we are reaching those affordability goals for people", and does she agree with the 2022 Salvation Army State of the Nation report that states "the massive increases in renting costs right throughout Aotearoa is confronting. Housing affordability for both first-home buyers and those renting is extremely worrying"? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Housing: What is the Government doing to increase supply of public housing in Wellington? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many more people, if any, received a main benefit for longer than one year in the December 2021 quarter compared to the December 2017 quarter, and what is the impact of any such increase on children in those households? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the rest of the world? MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why did he reject my call to urgently convene a young people's mental health summit in response to early signs of increased mental distress as a result of the pandemic, and what does he say to student Jiya Rana who said in response to my call, "It was actually good to feel acknowledged. It was the first time I felt it had been really addressed in this pandemic and it felt spot on with the conversations I'd been having with my peers."? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has the Government made about supporting Maori into employment, education, and training? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he accept all the conclusions of the Sapere Report on Media Plurality in New Zealand; if not, why not? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Justice: What action has the Government taken to end harmful conversion practices in New Zealand? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she believe New Zealanders are safer under this Government than they were four years ago; if so, how does she explain the Salvation Army's 2022 State of the Nation report which shows violent crime has increased overall since 2017? DAMIEN SMITH to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What impact, if any, does he believe the recent amendments to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act are having on the ability of New Zealanders to access finance, and is he concerned about the wider impact of the legislation on the New Zealand economy? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What updates has he seen regarding the Government's clean car package? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: Does he agree that New Zealand has a responsibility to help make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone worldwide; if so, what work, if any, has the Government done with its trade partners to progress a TRIPS waiver to support equitable access for developing world nations?
Questions to Ministers Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: On what date will Budget 2022 be delivered, and what will its priorities be? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about online mental health support for parents? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions on spending in Budget 2022? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Will Aotearoa New Zealand be supporting a target of protection for 30 percent of the world's oceans in negotiations on the Global Oceans Treaty at the United Nations in March; if not, why not? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of the Government's statements and actions? TERISA NGOBI to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): What recent announcements has she made regarding the regulation of property managers? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: Did a Cabinet minute of 12 March 2021 note that policy proposals brought to Cabinet "risk leading to increased rents, which could have negative impacts on child wellbeing and child poverty", and how much, in dollar terms, have national median weekly rents increased since the Government's housing package was announced in March 2021? HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made about supporting the events sector? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his answers in question time yesterday; if so, can he confirm the date the immigration instructions were amended to include the border exception for 200 rural contractors that was announced by Minister O'Connor on 12 December last year? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What progress has she seen on the Government's investment in protecting New Zealand's heritage and archival documents? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to Three Waters reform, and is she still committed to the legislated "all in" approach to Three Waters reform?
Questions to Ministers Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to support the Southland economy? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Will she commit to making changes if the Three Waters Working Group on Representation, Governance and Accountability recommends that the governance structure should include more local representation; if not, why not? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What new action is the Government taking to support schools to provide learning environments for their students that are warm, dry, and fit for purpose? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions on inflation? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she seen on main benefits? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many forward orders of rapid antigen tests have been consolidated into the Government's stock, and how many tests that have landed in New Zealand have been consolidated into the Government's stock of rapid antigen tests? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made regarding Maori participation in the telecommunications sector? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many more people were in receipt of a main benefit in the December 2021 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter, as measured by the Ministry of Social Development's quarterly benefit data releases? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by her statement that "We will continue to keep a close eye on rent prices and will take further action if necessary"; if so, what specific further actions are being considered? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about contact tracing? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she agree with the Police Commissioner's statement, "No retail worker or customer should experience fear or trauma when going about their day-to-day activities"; if so, is she satisfied with the level of crime at retail premises?
Questions to Ministers JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: Why did he introduce the Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Bill and the Ngati Kahungungu ki Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Bill, when in November 2021 the Waitangi Tribunal called for the Crown to postpone the introduction of the settlement legislation and allow the litigation in front of the Supreme Court to take its course? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: By what amount, if any, have both the median rent and the demand for social housing increased since the Government announced its housing package in March 2021? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What will be the focus for the Government's response to COVID-19 in 2022? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and policies? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he accept that with inflation of 5.9 per cent and a wage rate increase of 2.6 per cent for 2021, real incomes for New Zealanders are going backwards; if so, what will he do about it? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What recent announcements has she made about support for the arts and events sector? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: Does he have confidence that he can deliver light rail in Auckland; if so, why? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What steps is the Government taking to tackle firearms violence? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the advice provided to him by the Treasury that "Increases in fiscal stimulus outside of higher Alert Levels … have exerted inflationary pressures … by increasing aggregate demand"; if not, why not? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What progress has the Government made on regional economic priorities?
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What are the objectives and priorities for Budget 2022? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions on inflation? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How has MSD provided support to people and whanau impacted by COVID-19? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: What is the total number of workers included in border class exceptions announced this year, and how many have entered the country? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What reports has she seen regarding recent efforts by Police to disrupt organised crime? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that "key long-term environmental issues need to be explicitly acknowledged and responded to as part of the Budget process. They carry serious implications for fiscal risks in the future and cast long shadows on the resilience of the nation's natural capital"? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and policies? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made on the situation and outlook for the primary sector? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Will the Firearms Prohibition Order Bill be introduced by the end of this year, and is the Government committed to introducing firearms prohibition orders? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen about the Clean Car package? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Is it the case that she did not confirm to local councils until late October that Cabinet had decided on a "legislated all-in" approach to Three Waters in June; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to get more houses built in Porirua? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with economist Cameron Bagrie that "the economy is too hot", and, if he does, will he therefore adjust down his Government's spending in tomorrow's HYEFU to alleviate upward pressure on inflation and interest rates? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent progress has been made on New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine programme? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many fully vaccinated people, if any, who have travelled from Australia have tested positive for COVID-19 since 23 August 2021, and is the Government still committed to allowing fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens and other eligible travellers to enter from Australia from 11.59pm on 16 January 2022? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has he made recently about freedom camping? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her answer "the Police" to my question last week, "Who will propose the times, locations, and protocols for checkpoints on public roads when iwi representatives are acting as enforcement officers under the COVID-19 public health Act amendments made last month"; if so, will these checkpoints be initiated by iwi, Police, or the Director-General of Health? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement in June in relation to Police reports of violence in or around emergency housing that "this information is not aggregated by Police"; if so, at the time she made this statement, had the Police generated any Intelligence Notification reports about offences and violence in MSD emergency accommodation? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on transport projects in regional New Zealand? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What advice, if any, has he received on measures to reduce the impacts of bottom trawling in New Zealand waters, which he said he would consider this year?
CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the Government further progress Fair Pay Agreements; if so, why, given it was not the preferred option of his own officials?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by the then Minister of Housing’s statement in December 2017 that “home ownership will become more affordable for New Zealand families”, and why hasn’t the Government delivered on this commitment?
IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Education: What new action is the Government taking to support schools to provide learning environments for their students that are “warm, dry and fit for purpose’?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions on inflation?
SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: What progress has been made on historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements in 2021?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by her statement that the Government is “monitoring what happens with rent rises and will take action if necessary”; if so, does she think action is necessary now?
HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What decision has the Government recently made about New Zealand securing the Sail Grand Prix competition?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What regions were listed in the preliminary view submitted to the Director-General of Health as being able to enter the COVID-19 Protection Framework at green, and was this preliminary view ever shared with his office?
NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Transport: What reports has he seen on coastal shipping?
HARETE HIPANGO to the Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health): Has he asked the Director-General of Health to release all the data as requested by the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency yet; if not, why not?
SARAH PALLETT to the Associate Minister of Health: How will the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan help achieve the goal of a Smokefree Aotearoa New Zealand?
MARK CAMERON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that “This government will foster a more open and democratic society. It will strengthen transparency around official information”; if so, is she confident that the Government has fulfilled this commitment in relation to releasing information about Groundswell NZ?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the latest ANZ Quarterly Economic Outlook’s assessment that “Government spending remains highly expansionary … The fiscal situation is quite nuanced. Many businesses and households are in desperate need of targeted support, but from a macroeconomic perspective, high government spending in an economy facing severe capacity constraints risks just adding to inflation pressures. That wouldn’t be a good return for taxpayers, and also implies the RBNZ will need to hike interest rates more than otherwise”?
MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What reports has he seen about numbers of people undertaking vocational education and training?
JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is the Government still committed to welfare overhaul; if so, why does the Child Poverty Action Group report released today show not a single key recommendation from the Welfare Expert Advisory Group has been fully implemented nearly three years on?
Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What medicines has New Zealand recently secured access to for treating COVID-19?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in relation to wage growth rising faster than inflation, “Of course, it has, with wage growth being at around 3.5 percent and inflation around 2 percent”; if so, does she agree with Statistics New Zealand that inflation for the year to September 2021 was 4.9 percent and wage growth was only 2.4 percent?
TĀMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she seen on the construction sector?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Did the Government receive public health advice ahead of the Cabinet meeting on 29 November 2021 that the hard or enforced boundary around Auckland should be removed when Auckland and the rest of the country move to the COVID-19 Protection Framework, and did this same advice also recommend any regions enter the traffic light system at green?
VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities: What actions has the Government taken to support our ethnic communities to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
SIMEON BROWN to the Minister for the Public Service: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions regarding pay and workforce expectations for the public sector?
INGRID LEARY to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: What is she doing to support the UN’s Orange the World campaign?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and policies?
GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Housing: How has the Government’s public house build programme supported young people into skilled jobs?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made on resources to support Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: Is she confident Kāinga Ora is delivering value for money, and what concerns, if any, have been raised with her about Kāinga Ora’s approach to public expenditure?
GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for Women: What progress has she seen on the $2 million COVID-19 community fund for women and girls?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in his Budget speech earlier this year that wage growth “will outpace inflation, meaning more money in Kiwis’ back pockets”?
Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about testing for COVID-19?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Is he satisfied with the implementation of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, and what criteria, if any, exist for Auckland to move from Red to Orange in this framework?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Associate Minister of Education: Is she confident that education is accessible for disabled and high-needs tamariki across Aotearoa?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: When will the first of the new ICU beds that he announced last week be operational, and why was this investment not made 21 months ago, when COVID-19 first reached our shores?
Questions to Ministers: ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to health? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made on rebuilding public housing in Auckland? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Tourism: Does he agree with the comment made by Eve Lawrence from Haka Tourism New Zealand that "Off-shore travel partners just simply will not sell New Zealand and we'll be taken off the network"; if not, what advice, if any, has he received that suggests that Eve Lawrence is wrong? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What are the criteria for the new COVID-19 support payments, and how many businesses has he been advised are expected to receive it? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions in relation to social development and employment? JO LUXTON to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: Why did the Government invest in the Opuke tourism complex in Methven? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for the Public Service: Have any pay equity settlements been reached since the new pay equity process came into force over a year ago; if not, why not? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What announcements has he made about addressing competition concerns in the building supplies sector? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to the COVID-19 response? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Customs: Is Customs prepared for the arrival of small craft into New Zealand this summer?
Questions to Ministers: Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What clinical criteria, if any, are being used to determine whether a person who is COVID-positive and self-isolating in the community should be given a pulse oximeter, and does he have confidence in the home isolation model? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Is he satisfied with the contribution the agriculture sector is making towards meeting the Government's emissions reduction targets; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the world? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many inpatient procedures, as they are described in answer to written question No. 51279, have been deferred since the start of the current Delta outbreak, and how many people, if any, are now waiting more than four months for a specialist appointment? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Health: How is the Cancer Control Agency driving long-term outcomes for men's health in relation to prostate cancer? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What will be the criteria for businesses to be eligible for business support under the new traffic light system, and how many businesses, if any, does he expect to be operating under the red level next week? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How will transport support the economic recovery over the next three years? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister of Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that she is achieving results for New Zealanders currently not in the workforce and receiving income support who are looking to enter the workforce? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent announcement has the Government made about supporting Pacific communities in their transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Is she concerned about the Tenancy Tribunal's warning that Kainga Ora is being compromised by its own "sustaining tenancies" policy, and how much compensation has the tribunal ordered Kainga Ora to pay due to breaches of its duty under section 45(1)(e) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to ensure that none of their tenants interfere with the "reasonable peace, comfort, or privacy" of other tenants?
Questions to Ministers: Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What clinical criteria, if any, are being used to determine whether a person who is COVID-positive and self-isolating in the community should be given a pulse oximeter, and does he have confidence in the home isolation model? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Is he satisfied with the contribution the agriculture sector is making towards meeting the Government's emissions reduction targets; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the world? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many inpatient procedures, as they are described in answer to written question No. 51279, have been deferred since the start of the current Delta outbreak, and how many people, if any, are now waiting more than four months for a specialist appointment? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Health: How is the Cancer Control Agency driving long-term outcomes for men's health in relation to prostate cancer? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What will be the criteria for businesses to be eligible for business support under the new traffic light system, and how many businesses, if any, does he expect to be operating under the red level next week? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How will transport support the economic recovery over the next three years? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister of Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that she is achieving results for New Zealanders currently not in the workforce and receiving income support who are looking to enter the workforce? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent announcement has the Government made about supporting Pacific communities in their transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Is she concerned about the Tenancy Tribunal's warning that Kainga Ora is being compromised by its own "sustaining tenancies" policy, and how much compensation has the tribunal ordered Kainga Ora to pay due to breaches of its duty under section 45(1)(e) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to ensure that none of their tenants interfere with the "reasonable peace, comfort, or privacy" of other tenants?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for the Environment: Does he consider that trees in our cities and towns are appropriately protected; if so, why?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent decisions has the Government made on New Zealand’s transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and policies?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Has he sought advice on the number of businesses that may be forced to close once current financial support is reworked as part of the traffic light system; if so, how many businesses?
NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the state of the venture capital industry?
JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Building and Construction: Is she satisfied that carbon emissions in the building and construction sector are being reduced fast enough to meet the Government’s emission reduction goals?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many fully vaccinated people, if any, who have travelled from Australia since 23 August 2021 have tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand, and how many travellers from Australia have completed stays in managed isolation and quarantine since 23 August 2021?
IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How is the Government supporting businesses to get their workforces vaccinated?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she have confidence in the way Kāinga Ora is implementing its “sustainable tenancies” policy, and what advice, if any, has she had about whether Kāinga Ora’s policy to “preserve and not terminate tenancies” has placed it in breach of its obligations as a landlord under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Conservation: What progress has been made on establishing a marine mammal sanctuary in the Bay of Islands?
Questions to Ministers JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the new Children's Commissioner, Frances Eivers, that "In a country with the resources of Aotearoa every mokopuna, no matter their background, should grow up in a whanau that has what they need to thrive"? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government supporting the creation of hydrogen refuelling stations? Dr SHANE RETI to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What steps is the Government taking to protect the South Island from COVID-19? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by the Minister of Housing's statement regarding healthy homes standards that "the tribunal will apply a degree of pragmatism and consideration and be reasonable"; if so, is she saying that the Tenancy Tribunal won't enforce the law? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What work is the Government doing regarding connectivity around New Zealand? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police's efforts to disrupt organised crime? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for Rural Communities: Does he believe that rural communities have been properly advocated for and listened to by the Government? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What progress has she seen on closing the gender pay gap in the Public Service? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by her statement that Kainga Ora "do not have a no-evictions policy"; if so, why haven't there been any evictions for more than three and a half years? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about contact tracing and case management? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Police: Is she satisfied with how Police resources are being allocated in response to the demand for Police services; if so, why?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How is the Government backing high pay-off, innovative research projects, including those that support the fight against COVID-19 and climate change?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and policies?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his September statement, “The reality is we have available at the moment roughly 325 ICU or ICU capable beds”; if so, how does he reconcile that answer with his response to written question No. 50686 that “there are 284 resourced ICU/high dependency unit beds”?
VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements have been made on New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine immunisation programme?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Have wages kept up with inflation in New Zealand over the last 12 months; if not, does this mean New Zealand households are worse off than they were 12 months ago?
GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police’s efforts to disrupt organised crime?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: On what date did the Ministry of Health sign a contract with MATTR to develop a vaccination pass for domestic use, and is he satisfied with progress in the development of a domestic vaccine pass?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made regarding climate standards for new Government buildings?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she expect Kāinga Ora to evict public housing tenants where their ongoing anti-social behaviour is threatening the wellbeing of others, or does she agree with the decision of Kāinga Ora to not evict a tenant living in public housing in Whāngarei, despite the tenant reportedly subjecting their elderly neighbours to a “prolonged campaign of intimidation and fear”?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that, relating to PKE, “the New Zealand Government would not support importation that has led to illegal activity in foreign nations”; if so, why?
Questions to Ministers 1. BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: What actions, if any, will she take in response to revelations that an upcoming political candidate was used in a Kainga Ora promotion, and does she believe the culture of Kainga Ora is upholding what is expected of the Public Service? 2. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? 3. ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Is he satisfied with the level of openness and transparency around the Government's spending? 4. SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent progress has been made on New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine programme across the regions? 5. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Health: What is the average length of time between someone testing positive for COVID-19 and public health staff getting in contact with them regarding isolation arrangements, and is he satisfied with the management of the home self-isolation system? 6. GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister responsible for the GCSB: What recent announcements have been made in the GCSB portfolio? 7. JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she confident the Government is adequately supporting whanau in hardship through COVID-19? 8. GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent progress has been made to improve transport in the regions? 9. NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: How did she make it clear to Kainga Ora that she is "not comfortable with them using political candidates" in their advertising, and what actions have been taken by Kainga Ora to address her concerns? 10. NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent progress has been made towards regulating merchant service fees? 11. HARETE HIPANGO to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): Will the Ministry of Health release Maori health data in the manner requested by the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency, and how much have Government departments spent to date on legal costs in relation to this issue? 12. NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: How many prior convictions on average does a third-strike offender have?
Questions to Ministers Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that more than 100,000 hospital procedures have been deferred in the current outbreak, and how many of these were on the Faster Cancer Treatment pathway? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to give school students in alert level 3 areas the opportunity to return to onsite learning? Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Finance: Can New Zealand afford to pay for all of the Government's policy promises; if so, how? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What medicines does New Zealand now have available to treat those with COVID-19? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Associate Minister of Health: Has she seen the recently published research that estimates up to 100 colorectal cancer cases per year may be attributable to nitrates in drinking water; if so, what is her response? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Transport: Has he received advice from officials relating to the possibility of Aucklanders being given allocated timeslots to leave Auckland over the summer period, and what other options, if any, is the Government considering about Aucklanders leaving the region over summer? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she seen regarding building consents? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his actions and statements in education? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What changes has the Government made regarding the payment of the living wage to Public Service contractors providing cleaning, catering, and security services? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement regarding Three Waters reform, "There are about 30 various models that we tested against the Government's objectives"; if so, against what criteria were they tested? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions regarding the Three Waters reforms? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education: What support has been allocated specifically to Auckland schools to help re-engage students in education?
GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What action is the Government taking to modernise New Zealand’s research, science, and innovation system?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he received on the number of business closures and workers laid off as a result of the current lockdown?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: What actions, if any, is he taking to address the possible environmental impact of imported PKE used as supplementary feed in Aotearoa?
SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has he made regarding the managed isolation and quarantine system?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of the Government’s statements and actions in relation to the response to COVID-19?
JO LUXTON to the Minister of Health: What announcements has he made about improvements at Timaru Hospital?
BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by his statement that “It’s going to reach the stage where cases in the community will present a bigger risk to us than cases coming across the border, who are effectively in the position of ending up being close contacts rather than actual cases”?
TĀMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Local Government: What alternative models, if any, did officials consider, and why were they not accepted as possible solutions, to address the level of underinvestment in Three Waters infrastructure?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Local Government: What is her response to the many criticisms of her announcement that the Three Waters reforms will be mandated, amalgamating council water assets into four new water entities?
RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for Emergency Management: What reports has she seen on the New Zealand ShakeOut national earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi?
MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Is he satisfied that spending $486 million to restructure the health system is better value for money than using it to respond to frontline health workers’ concerns that there is insufficient capacity in public hospitals to manage COVID-19?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is his response to Capital and Coast intensive care specialist Dr Paul Young, who has said, “I am afraid that your assertion that the number of staffed ICU beds has increased from 234 to 340 in the past 15 months is false” and that “If you are receiving advice that we have 340 staffed ICU beds you are receiving bad advice”?
TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to reduce fossil fuel use by large industrial users?
Dr ELIZABETH KEREKERE to the Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health): E whakapono ana ia he rahi rawa ngā mahi a te kāwanatanga hei akiaki i te werohanga o te iwi Māori ki te kano ārai mate, inā hoki ki ngā rohe pēnei i Te Tairāwhiti me Te Tai Tokerau?
Translation: Does he believe the Government is doing enough to lift Māori vaccination rates, particularly in rural areas including Tairāwhiti and Te Tai Tokerau? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What decisions has the Government made about onsite learning at schools in level 3 regions?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Will he adopt any of the measures proposed today by National in our Back in Business plan to quickly help the economy?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by the Prime Minister’s statement in relation to community cases of COVID-19 and Kiwis returning to New Zealand, “So it’s just about looking at those two different groups and making sure we’re consistent between the two”; if so, how many community cases are currently home isolating?
IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has the Government made about providing certainty to working holiday and seasonal visa holders and employers for summer?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many fully vaccinated people, if any, have tested positive for COVID-19 in managed isolation and quarantine since 23 August 2021, and on what days in managed isolation and quarantine did they test positive?
BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by her statement, “We must ensure maternity services and care better meet the needs of women and whānau, and achieve equitable outcomes for women, pēpi and whānau”?
TĀMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing): What recent announcements has he made about supporting Māori housing?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What Government economic support has been provided to businesses since the Delta outbreak on 17 August?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in relation to COVID-19 restrictions, “We know that in the future we cannot ask people to live week by week, not knowing when things will change”; if so, when will she announce clear milestones for lifting current COVID-related restrictions?
IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent progress has been made in the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out?
Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement, “We must also not allow inequality to take hold in our recovery. In fact we need to take this opportunity to improve the prospects of all New Zealanders and tackle those long-standing divisions”; if not, why not?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What new plans, if any, will he announce to support those businesses that are currently affected by alert levels in New Zealand?
TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she seen regarding building consents?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in relation to vaccine targets, “It is not as simple as that. If only the world were that simple”?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Did Cabinet agree yesterday to vaccination rate targets in Auckland and New Zealand to allow COVID-19 restrictions to lift; if so, what are they?
RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcement has she made regarding investment in a project to protect kea?
PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does he have confidence the Government’s actions and statements have provided schools clarity about how they can operate under COVID-19 alert level restrictions?
TĀMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What progress has been made on allowing more widespread use of rapid antigen testing for COVID-19?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?