Question Time for 9 September 2021

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?

Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Finance: What steps, if any, will he take to ensure the Government’s economic response to the current COVID-19 outbreak does not increase house prices?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Finance: How much of the $56.5 billion authorised by the Imprest Supply (Second for 2020/21) Act 2020 was appropriated in the Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations 2020/21, and what sum is being sought by the Government through the Imprest Supply (Second for 2021/22) Bill?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her answers relating to pre-departure testing in oral question No. 3 on 7 September?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his Government’s preparations in education for COVID-related restrictions, and is he confident that Kiwi schoolkids can receive the best education possible through COVID-related restrictions?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Finance: Will he provide additional targeted support to businesses in Auckland that could be facing further weeks of lockdown, as well as to those businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, in other parts of the country who continue to lose money as a result of the Government’s new level 2 restrictions?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Have any of the planning and delivery groups listed on the Ministry of Health website as giving strategic advice and guidance for COVID-19 vaccines given advice on using Novavax as a booster vaccine dose to the current Pfizer vaccine, and what is the Government’s current policy on deploying booster doses for the COVID-19 vaccine programme?