Questions to Ministers
- JAMES SHAW to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Are New Zealand officials working to soften the climate change declaration to be adopted at the Pacific Islands Forum?
- ALFRED NGARO to the Minister of Finance: How are household balance sheets supporting resilience in the New Zealand economy?
- GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement that a rising exchange rate "is a sign of confidence in New Zealand"?
- SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that 98 percent of general practices across New Zealand are offering free visits for under-13-year-olds, covering 770,000 eligible children or 99 percent of all under-13s?
- FLETCHER TABUTEAU to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he stand by all his statements?
- PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister responsible for HNZC: Why has the Government extracted more than half a billion dollars in dividends from Housing NZ when there are over 3,000 people on the waiting list, children dying in cold, damp homes, and a shortage of houses?
- TIM MACINDOE to the Minister of Transport: What update can he provide on progress with construction on the Government's Waikato Expressway Road of National Significance?
- DENISE ROCHE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he agree with the manager of the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre, who said "We'll make it work" when asked if they can accommodate the extra Syrian arrivals?
- Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment: How much funding have tertiary institutes been forced to repay to the Tertiary Education Commission in the past year as a result of overfunding, and does he still have confidence that the Tertiary Education Commission's regular monitoring procedures are working?
- BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Communications: What recent announcements has she made on expanding Ultra-Fast Broadband to New Zealanders?
- MARAMA FOX to the Minister for Social Development: What is she doing to investigate any concerns raised by families who are being denied access to their children in care because of Child, Youth and Family processes?
- Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR to the Minister for Primary Industries: Does he think it's in the best interest of primary industries for a controlling interest to be potentially taken by foreign investors in New Zealand's largest meat processing company, Silver Fern Farms?
