Questions for Oral Answer As At Thursday, 29 June 2006
Questions to Ministers
1. SIMON POWER to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in his department; if so, why?
2. METIRIA TUREI to the Minister for Tertiary Education: Is he concerned that on the same day that he announced a
funding boost of $26 million for universities over the coming year, the New Zealand University Students' Association
revealed that in 2005 public tertiary education institutions spent an estimated collective total of $28 million on
advertising and marketing?
3. JOHN KEY to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "I absent myself from any discussions on
aviation regulation. I leave the Cabinet room or the Cabinet committee room if any of those matters arise."?
4. DARREN HUGHES to the Minister of Transport: What are the key features of the Government's Land Transport Programme
announced yesterday?
5. Hon MURRAY McCULLY to the Minister of Conservation: Does he have confidence in his department, in light of the recent
Auditor-General's report "Department of Conservation: Planning for and managing publicly owned land"; if so, why?
6. CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON to the Minister for Courts: Does he have confidence that the current court system is delivering
speedy and inexpensive access to justice; if so, why?
7. MARYAN STREET to the Minister of Health: Has he received any reports on the importance of investing in primary
health?
8. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: What are the Government's priorities in health?
9. RON MARK to the Minister of Justice: Is he satisfied with the effectiveness of the current system by which security
guards and security firms are licensed and monitored?
10. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Prime Minister: How much has the Ingram inquiry cost to date?
11. GEORGINA BEYER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has he received on the progress
towards addressing skill shortages in the labour force?
12. ALLAN PEACHEY to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement that "the arrangement in Flat Bush has
not come from a ministry-driven restructuring of education. I think, really, people there had decided it would be
interesting to do this kind of innovative approach."?
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