1. Hon MARK GOSCHE to the Minister of Finance: Has he received any recent reports advocating income and asset-testing of New Zealand Superannuation?

2. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Health; if so, why?

3. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government planning to do to combat the continuing rise of the Kiwi dollar, which is hurting exporters and companies competing with imports, especially in the wake of it reaching a post-float high of just over US79c overnight?

4. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of State Services: Why has she left the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill on the Order Paper despite admitting yesterday that the Government does not have the numbers in Parliament to pass it?

5. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Minister of Education: Kei hea a ia i te whakanuitanga o tana kupu here i te Hui-tanguru 2006 i ki nei, “Ka awhinatia nga kura ki te whakatika i nga mahi tatai e etahi matua”, ki te whakatau tikanga mo nga raruraru e pa ana ki te whakauru kura, penei i te rihi whare i tetahi takiwa katahi ka nuku whare, te panuitanga wahi mahi hei kainga noho i te wahi here a-kura, te tono a etahi i a ratou tamariki ki te kainga o tetahi atu hoa, whanau ranei, te rihi kopa a-noho ranei i te takiwa ake o te kura, kia ahei ai ratu ki te tuku tamariki ki nga kura?

Translation: What progress has he made in honouring his commitment in February 2006, that “schools would be helped to deal with the tactics some parents used” to solve school enrolment scheme problems, tactics which include renting a house in a zone then moving out, using a business address in the school’s zone as a postal address to get their children in, moving their children to friends or extended family or renting rooms in the school’s area?

6. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his verdict on the inquiry into conflicts of interest at Hawke’s Bay District Health Board that “I don’t think there’s going to be much to be found”; if so, why?

7. RODNEY HIDE to the Minister with responsibility for Auckland Issues: Does she agree with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) call for “One Auckland Council” as set out on its website FixAuckland.com; if not, why not?

8. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Is Government spending in the 2007 Budget more than that signalled in the Budget Policy Statement released in December 2006; if so, by how much?

9. MARYAN STREET to the Minister of Health: What reports, if any, has he received on general practice fees?

10. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement that “86,000 children will definitely get 20 free hours under Labour”; if so, by what date?

11. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister for ACC: How do current employers’ ACC levy rates compare with rates from previous years?

12. KATE WILKINSON to the Minister of Labour: Does she stand by her statement that “employers are unnecessarily paying costly settlements at an early stage rather than entering a dispute resolution process because they mistakenly perceive it to be expensive and protracted”; if so, why?

ENDS

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