Oral Questions for Wednesday 31 May 2023

Questions to Ministers Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Health: How has Budget 2023 reduced the cost of healthcare for New Zealand households? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for the Environment: Does he have confidence that the approach to regulating wastewater discharges to the coastal marine and estuarine environment is fit for purpose, taking into account environmental and Te Tiriti o Waitangi values? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement yesterday that "the operating allowances are designed to enable us to achieve particular fiscal goals. We have been able to achieve those goals, including keeping debt low and including our return to surplus", and how have those goals changed since he became Minister of Finance? PAUL EAGLE to the Associate Minister of Education (Maori Education): How is Budget 2023 supporting Maori education? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she agree with the principal of New Zealand's largest high school when he described the Government's roll-out of the NCEA changes as creating a "ridiculous" situation which "doesn't make any sense" and as "harming student outcomes", and has she heard of any other schools that are planning on dropping NCEA level 1 next year because of similar concerns? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: How will the New Zealand - United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement benefit New Zealand? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? MARK CAMERON to the Minister of Agriculture: What official discussions, if any, has he had with his ministerial colleagues about a levy on nitrogen fertiliser used in agriculture, and what advice, by date and title, if any, has he received about a levy on nitrogen fertiliser used in agriculture? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister for Disability Issues: How does Budget 2023 support disabled people? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Statistics: Does she stand by her statement to media when asked if she would stake her job on a 90 percent census collection rate, "Absolutely", and does she stand by all her statements and actions relating to the 2023 Census?