Oral Questions for 11 September 2024
TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government's revenue strategy? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? KATIE NIMON to the Minister for Infrastructure: What recent announcements has he made on actions to improve New Zealand's infrastructure system? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Minister of Customs: What updates does she have about recent drug seizures at the border? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What will it cost to upgrade port facilities for Interislander ferries, and who will pay, given her comment that "It will, of course, cost something to upgrade port facilities"? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: How many public transport improvement projects that were bid for by regional and local councils were funded in the National Land Transport Programme 2024-27 and how many did not receive funding? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Associate Minister of Justice: Does he agree with all of the Government's statements and actions in respect of the Treaty Principles Bill; if so, why? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Associate Minister of Justice: Does she agree with the Ministry of Justice's advice that her proposal to change the regulations on gun clubs and shooting ranges "increases safety risks to range users and members of the public"; if not, why not? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Transport: How is the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport delivering for New Zealanders? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to the recent announcement of the National Land Transport Programme? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister of Corrections: What consultation, if any, did he undertake with Maori before the Government decided the Treaty provisions should be removed from the Corrections Amendment Bill, and is he concerned that this decision will increase the overrepresentation of Maori within our prisons?