Question Time for 9 May 2017

Hon JO GOODHEW to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on the status of the New Zealand economy?

JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Conservation: Would she like to see more coal mining on conservation land?

ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his response when asked did he think he was failing New Zealanders in mental health, “No no, I don’t think we are failing New Zealanders”; if so, is he saying that mental health services in New Zealand are in an acceptable state?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; if so, how?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that Budget 2017 will invest an extra $60 million over four years to enable Pharmac to provide more New Zealanders with access to new medicines?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Why did he say recently, “I wouldn’t be characterising anything we do primarily as tax cuts”, and would he still agree with former Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key that a meaningful tax cut package would require “$3 billion, I reckon”?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister for Building and Construction: How many people have purchased a first home with the assistance of the Government’s KiwiSaver Homestart in year one and year two of the scheme?

PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Infrastructure: How many houses, if any, have been completed as a result of the Housing Infrastructure Fund since it was announced in July last year?

PAUL FOSTER-BELL to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made about funding for services for children who require additional learning support?

MICHAEL WOOD to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What action, if any, has she taken since learning that Ron Hoy Fong and the Auckland Property Investors Association are actively promoting practices such as the use of fake bids and false names by property investors to take advantage of vulnerable home owners?

STUART SMITH to the Minister of Customs: What reports has he received regarding the eGate expansion project?

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by his reported comments that “the solution to conflict in the Middle East would be achieved by the people who live there”, and that “New Zealand should not pronounce how either party involved in Middle Eastern policy should behave”?