Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Questions to Ministers
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Health; if so, why?
2. Hon MARK GOSCHE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the uptake of KiwiSaver?
3. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Justice: Have officials been asked to draft amendments to the Electoral Finance
Bill; if so, what are those amendments?
4. Dr PITA SHARPLES to the Minister of Māori Affairs: Kua whakarato tohutohu ano Te Puni Kokiri ki a ia e tutohu ana,
kia tautokongia e te kawanatanga te whakapumautanga o Te Whakapuakanga o nga Tika Iwi Taketake e Te Kaunihera Tika
Tangata; a, meina ae, i whakaae ano ia ki ta ratau tutohutanga?
Translation: Has Te Puni Kokiri ever provided advice to him, recommending that Government should support the adoption
of the Human Rights Council’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; if so, did he agree with its
recommendation?
5. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Does he have confidence in the Teachers Council to monitor compliance
with conditions placed on teachers with a history of serious misconduct including sex abuse, assaulting children, and
drug dealing; if so, why?
6. RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER to the Minister of Defence: What reports has he received on changes in defence policy?
7. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: Does he still stand by his previous mark of the health system of 5.5 out of
10; if not, what mark would he give it now?
8. GORDON COPELAND to the Minister of Health: Is the Government prepared to increase funding so that Plunket can provide
a full service involving house calls on all new babies and their mothers for the first year of a baby’s life, with
clinical visits thereafter?
9. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does he stand by his statement in announcing proposals to change
the fire service funding system that, “The proposals represent a new way forward that will meet New Zealand’s needs for
the next 30 years and beyond,”; if so, why?
10. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: Can she confirm that New Zealand’s
delegation to the United Nations climate change talks in Vienna tried to block non-binding emission reduction targets of
25 to 40 percent for industrialised countries; if so, was this delegation acting on her instructions or instructions
from a member of her Cabinet?
11. SHANE ARDERN to the Minister for Biosecurity: What measures, if any, has the Government taken to protect New Zealand
from the equine virus that has broken out in Australia?
12. DIANNE YATES to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (CYF): What recent initiatives has she
announced aimed at reducing family violence in our communities?
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