Question Time for 10 August 2016

1. MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making in building a more competitive and productive economy?

2. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that he doesn’t accept the average Auckland house, costing $992,000, is out of reach for most families?

3. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment: What recent reports has he received on job growth in the construction industries?

4. RON MARK to the Prime Minister: Does he continue to stand by all his statements; if so, in what fashion?

5. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made that will get more teachers into low-decile schools?

6. CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister of Education: Does she still expect her Government will live up to the Prime Minister’s statement regarding the review of the education funding system that the Government “wouldn’t really be progressing the issue unless they could get the other stakeholders on board – the unions and others”; if so, will she now rule out implementing global budgets?

7. METIRIA TUREI to the Prime Minister: Tū ai a ia i runga i te mana o tana tauākī, e pā ana ki te mākete whiwhinga whare, “My advice is to believe in the system because it will work for young people”?

   Translation: Does he stand by his statement about the housing market, “My advice is to believe in the system because it will work for young people”?

8. Dr DAVID CLARK to the Minister of Trade: On what date was he or his office first informed of the “possible trade retaliation” that triggered engagement at “various levels of Government” with China and when were the Prime Minister, his office, and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet first informed?

9. MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has the Government made in relation to the Vision 2015 programme?

10. CATHERINE DELAHUNTY to the Minister of Education: Will she guarantee that her Education Funding Review will not lead to larger class sizes?

11. JACQUI DEAN to the Associate Minister of Transport: What steps is the Government taking to increase the take-up of alcohol interlocks?

12. STUART NASH to the Minister of Police: Is there any link between the increase in crime and the decline in police numbers in the past year?

Questions to Members

1. PHIL TWYFORD to the Member in charge of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2): Why did he draft the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)?