Oral Questions for Wednesday 19 July 2023

Questions to Ministers: CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about supporting people impacted by the extreme weather events? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his answer to my question yesterday, asking on which date the Prime Minister informed him he would rule out the introduction of a wealth tax, that "In the lead-up to the final Budget paper going to Cabinet, which I believe was on 11 April"; if so, has the Prime Minister asked him to develop any proposals for delivering income tax reduction since 11 April 2023? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What support has the Government given to the hosting of the FIFA Women's World Cup? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Land Information: Does he think it is acceptable that the Public Works Act 1981 continues to allow compulsory acquisition of Maori land; if not, when will Maori land be fully protected? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: What responsibility, if any, does he take for inflation having been above the Reserve Bank's 3 percent target every quarter since June 2021? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcements has he made about prospects for New Zealand's trade? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How does she explain Health NZ statements that emergency department wait-time data could be "two or three [quarterly] reports away", and have emergency department wait times increased or decreased this year to date? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Tourism: What recent announcements has the Government made about increased capacity for international tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand? HON PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What reports has she seen about how Kiwis around Aotearoa marked Te Ra Aro ki a Matariki 2023? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions?