Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Questions to Ministers
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that her Government wanted a culture of "moderation,
thrift, and service to the public"; if so, is she confident that is understood by all Government entities?
2. Hon PAUL SWAIN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on support for the KiwiSaver scheme?
3. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Immigration: Were cases of misconduct within the Pacific Division included in
answers to written parliamentary questions the Minister signed out in April, May and November 2007, detailing
substantiated cases of improper behaviour and corruption within the New Zealand Immigration Service as a whole?
4. R DOUG WOOLERTON to the Minister of Finance: Is he satisfied that the Overseas Investment Act 2005 is working in the
best interests of New Zealand in the wake of Russian company Nutritek being allowed to create New Zealand's first
totally foreign-owned dairy producer; if so, why?
5. PHIL HEATLEY to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by her statement in relation to Housing New Zealand
Corporation's recent conference at a luxury fishing lodge, "I am all for it."; if so, why?
6. SUE BRADFORD to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What advice, if any, has she had as to whether
invalids and sickness beneficiaries with or recovering from mental illness are being pressured into paid employment to
the detriment of their health?
7. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Energy: Does he stand by his statement made in the House on 15 April 2008 that
there is a "less than 5 percent probability" we will have serious electricity shortages this winter; if not, what is the
probability today?
8. SU'A WILLIAM SIO to the Minister of Labour: Has he received any reports on alternative approaches to the Government's
Employment Relations Act 2000?
9. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with Work and Income principal
health adviser David Bratt that the department was very aware of doctor-bullying, and that "It regularly gets brought to
our attention"; if not, why not?
10. Hon MARIAN HOBBS to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: What reports has he received on support for
the emissions trading scheme?
11. H V ROSS ROBERTSON to the Minister of Statistics: Has he received the results of the Longitudinal Immigration
Survey?
12. Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Broadcasting: Why is he proposing to remove Television New Zealand's control
of funding under the TVNZ Charter?
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