Oral Questions for Wednesday 9 November 2022

Questions to Ministers 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: What, if any, options for protecting public conservation land from mining is she considering? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she agree with reports that the managing director of Cultural Reports NZ said that "even if a report costs up to $6,000, if it leads to a lengthy prison sentence term being reduced by say, a year, the fiscal benefits alone are huge"; if so, is prioritising fiscal benefits over victims consistent with a "victim-centric approach"? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What actions is the Government taking to make fuel markets more resilient, sustainable, and competitive? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement about the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund that "The Fund is not there to be used for any old project in the never-never. It is to provide support and stimulus to recover and rebuild from COVID-19"; if so, does he support the draw-down and redirection of $72.3 million to help cover unfunded Department of Internal Affairs three waters work? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen on the take-up of the Training Incentive Allowance? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcement has the Government made about the bus driver workforce? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Police: How many, if any, businesses in Hamilton have had assessments completed under the Retail Crime Prevention Programme, and of those, how many have had installations of protective equipment completed, if any? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Broadcasting and Media: Does he stand by all the Government's views and actions regarding Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister of Local Government: What recent announcement has the Government made on rural water supplies?