QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with the statements in the House by his Minister of Finance on 16 December 2008 that “Yes, I can confirm that National will not be going back on any of those promises, as we fully costed and funded them”?

2. CHRIS TREMAIN to the Minister of Finance: What would be the impact on public services if no measures to restrain public debt were taken?

3. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Are there sufficient resources available to frontline staff to provide services to the growing number of unemployed New Zealanders who require assistance from the Government?

4. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Police: What reports has she received regarding extra police for Counties-Manukau?

5. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister for Courts: What advice has she received about the collection of levies that would be required by the Sentencing (Offender Levy) Amendment Bill from those officials in the Ministry of Justice who report to her?

6. Dr PAUL HUTCHISON to the Minister for Food Safety: What initiatives is the Government implementing to promote food safety?

7. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister for Economic Development: Has he received a request for, or offered, possible government assistance to Lane Walker Rudkin; if so, when?

8. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Broadcasting: What recent announcement has he made regarding contestable funding for broadcasting?

9. CLARE CURRAN to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology: What is the Government’s response to a recently released Treasury report warning that it will cost between $5.3 billion and $10.4 billion to connect 75 percent of New Zealand homes with ultrafast broadband given this Government’s election promise to spend $1.5 billion to achieve this goal?

10. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Education: What risks to the health and educational achievement of young New Zealanders did education officials alert her to, regarding amending the National Administrative Guidelines, in a briefing paper dated 30 January 2009?

11. BRENDON BURNS to the Minister of Local Government: Has he received the reports he called for from officials on the water quality standards, due on April 9, and what do they say?

12. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Defence: What steps has he taken to review defence policy?

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