Questions For Oral Answer Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Questions to Ministers
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: What action, if any, has she asked for from her Ministers and officials in response
to violent offending in South Auckland?
2. Dr ASHRAF CHOUDHARY to the Minister of Education: What improvements is the Government making to the operation of
NCEA?
3. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Justice: Is it the Government's policy that groups intending to spend more than
$12,000 on election advertisements must register with the Electoral Commission as a third party; if so, why?
4. RODNEY HIDE to the Minister of Education: What support does the Government provide the George Parkyn One-Day School
for Gifted and Talented at Owairaka District School, and does he consider the level of support provided equitable?
5. ANNE TOLLEY to the Minister of Education: When will the "Schools Plus" policy be finalised and when will the
finalised policy begin to be implemented?
6. Hon MARIAN HOBBS to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control: Did New Zealand achieve its objectives at the
Dublin convention on cluster munitions?
7. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: What compensation mechanism, if any, is the
Government proposing for households affected by the Government's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme?
8. DAVE HEREORA to the Minister of Commerce: What initiatives has the Government announced to investigate competition in
petrol pricing?
9. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he have confidence in the New Zealand Immigration
Service; if so, why?
10. LYNNE PILLAY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the Government doing to ensure that
Child, Youth and Family is a responsive organisation that is focused on providing excellent service to children, young
people and families?
11. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Commerce: What does the Government hope to achieve from its inquiry into petrol
prices?
12. RON MARK to the Minister of Police: Does she believe that police resources and practices to date are sufficient to
deal with the rising level of violent crime in New Zealand?
ENDS