Oral Questions for Thursday 17 November 2022
Questions to Ministers DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement on expanding access to affordable dental care, "It's an area we need to give attention to at some point"; if so, when will he give it his attention? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: Is she confident that Kainga Ora will meet its deadline of 1 July 2023 for complying with the healthy homes standards, and can she confirm that the Government will not give Kainga Ora an extension to its deadline? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting people into employment? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister for the Environment: How will the repeal and replacement of the RMA reduce costs and consenting times? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Which are the three hospital emergency departments with the greatest number of nurse vacancies as a proportion of their normal full-time equivalent roster, and what are those proportions in each case? MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What recent announcement has she made about better supporting children with the highest learning support needs? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he consider the current immigration policies to be fair and equitable towards migrant families? 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? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen about the Clean Car Discount? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Did he receive the Te Pukenga Programme Business Case in October 2022? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Associate Minister of Local Government: What engagement has he had with the local government sector?
