Oral Questions for Wednesday 4 May 2022
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?
