Questions for Oral Answer
As At Wednesday, 2 February 2005

Questions to Ministers
1. GEORGINA BEYER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has he received on benefit restructuring?

2. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement to the House yesterday that the performance of the New Zealand economy was "being felt in homes across the country"; if so, why?

3. JUDY TURNER to the Prime Minister: Is she confident that her Government's policies to improve labour force participation announced yesterday are consistent with its commitment to "support families so that they can be cohesive, well-functioning social institutions within New Zealand society."; if so, why?

4. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Associate Minister of Education: What action, if any, does he intend to take as a result of a New Zealand Herald survey that found almost all State secondary schools in and around Auckland are charging parents fees to pay for their child's "free" education?

5. SUE BRADFORD to the Prime Minister: How does she expect New Zealanders living on a benefit or low wages to "establish ... a savings habit" and join the "ownership society"?

6. RON MARK to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in her Minister of Corrections, and does she have any concerns regarding the findings of the report for the State Services Commissioner into the Department of Corrections Canterbury Emergency Response Unit?

7. STEVE CHADWICK to the Minister of Health: What progress has been made in implementing the orthopaedic project, which is aimed at doubling the number of orthopaedic operations carried out in New Zealand, that was announced in July last year?

8. STEPHEN FRANKS to the Minister of Police: Why is he promoting changes to the Arms Act 1983, and how will the new tougher penalties be enforced?

9. Hon MARK GOSCHE to the Minister of Labour: Has he received any reports on the Holidays Act 2003?

10. JOHN KEY to the Minister for Industry and Regional Development: Does he stand by the decision of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to award a third grant of $183,600 to Hubbard Foods, bringing the total received by the firm from the Government to over $280,000; if so, why?

11. Hon BRIAN DONNELLY to the Associate Minister of Education: Can he explain how a question which included the term "National MP not sympathetic to Maori concerns" in an NCEA examination is not a politicisation of the examination process?

12. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is he satisfied that the number of people on the sickness and invalid's benefits claiming stress and depression has increased so markedly under this Labour Government; if so, why?

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