Oral Questions for Wednesday 3 May 2023
Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and statements? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister that "There will need to be adjustments to tax income thresholds", and will he prioritise those adjustments as part of the Government's 2023 Budget? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for Children: What recent progress has he seen from the Enabling Communities work in Oranga Tamariki? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness): How much of the $75 million she announced in Budget 2022 for delivering the Government's vision of an Aotearoa where homelessness is prevented, wherever possible, has been spent to date, if any, and what are the metrics, if any, for how each of the initiatives funded through the investment will be measured? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about investments in passenger rail? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Why was only $3.73 million of the $22 million approved funding for round 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Fund spent in 2022, and when the Ministry of Justice's website states "Round 6 closed on 14 February 2022. The round is currently paused", does this accurately reflect the status of the fund? PAUL EAGLE to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): What recent announcement has he made on health equity? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting the victims of retail crime? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Revenue: Does he stand by his statement that arguments against using unrealised gains for calculating effective tax rates are "bankrupt and rubbish", and will he rule out introducing legislation for a capital gains tax this year?
