QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: Kua whiwhi whakamaherehere a ia ki te kōrero o Brian Fallow, arā, “i raro i te kaupapa kia topea ngā ngahere paina, me whakaritea anō tētahi ake tino kaupapa hei whai ake i te take e pā ana ki te āhuarangi i te mea, ka pai tonu ki te taiao, ki te ōhanga, ki te tōrangapū hoki mēna kāre, he aha ai?

* Translation: Has he received advice about the comments made by Brian Fallow that in the case of deforestation, “offsetting” is not only the principled thing to do to address climate change, but “it makes sense, environmentally, economically and politically”; if not, why not?

2. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Prime Minister: Did Cabinet decide against following the recommendations of the Parliamentary Service Commission reached at its meeting on Thursday 9 April 2009; if so why?

3. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What commercial risks does the Crown face, and how do these relate to public services?

4. Hon MITA RIRINUI to the Minister of Māori Affairs: What steps is he taking to ensure that Māori have a voice in the Government’s decision-making processes?

5. COLIN KING to the Minister of Education: What changes has she made to the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Correspondence School?

6. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of State Services: Is it government policy to cap, but not cut, the core public service?

7. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Transport: What reports if any, has he received on the Civil Aviation Authority’s accommodation costs?

8. CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services: Does he stand by the statement made by his chief press officer that “We were looking for quality, not quantity” when it came to employing staff in the Beehive; if so, why?

9. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister for the Environment: Does he agree with the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society regarding the increase in the Environment Court filing fee from $55 to $500 that the fee increase of over 900 percent will act as a barrier to representation in the Court by parties with a legitimate case and will reduce access to justice? If not, why not?

10. JO GOODHEW to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the Government doing to create employment opportunities at a local level and particularly for young people?

11. JOHN BOSCAWEN to the Minister of Finance: Will he be reversing the cycle of ever higher government spending, an ever rising tax burden, and mounting inflationary pressures which occurred in the nine years while Hon Dr Michael Cullen was Finance Minister, and which put so much pressure on household finances in New Zealand; if so, when?

12. JACINDA ARDERN to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement aimed at those who presented to the Social Services Committee yesterday that “Critics of so-called ‘boot camps’ have missed the point” and that they have “misled the public”; if so, why?

Questions to Members

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee: Have all submitters on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill who asked to appear before the Committee and speak to their submission been offered an opportunity to do so?

2. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee: Is he aware of any complaints about time allocated to submitters on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill; if so, what is his response?

ENDS

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