Question Time for 26 July 2022

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?