QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS

1. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that “New Zealand has a diversified economy”, given that 82 percent of the growth in exports since the beginning of 2009 has been in dairy and wood, while manufactured exports have fallen by $1.3 billion?

2. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?

3. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government supporting the economy’s resilience and long-term economic outlook?

4. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement made after the Pike River disaster that “We’re doing everything we can to make sure this tragedy isn’t repeated”; if so, does he agree with Olivia Monk, sister of Michael Monk who was killed at Pike River, that “there have been 291 deaths since Pike River in New Zealand, within the workplace, and that is unacceptable”?

5. JOANNE HAYES to the Minister for Economic Development: What progress is the Government making in its regional development programme?

6. METIRIA TUREI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements? 7. MATT DOOCEY to the Minister for Primary Industries: How is the Government supporting irrigation in the Canterbury region?

8. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does his “Plan A” for the economy include negative per capita growth, rising rates of unemployment, credit downgrades for New Zealand banks, and the lowest levels of business confidence in six years; if so, why is he rejecting the call from 75 percent of business leaders in a recent survey for a Plan B for the economy?

9. DENIS O'ROURKE to the Minister of Commerce: Does he have confidence in the Government -appointed Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell?

10. BARBARA KURIGER to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that the number of patients benefiting from First Surgical Assessments has increased from 261,226 in 2008/2009 to 322,196 in 2014/2015, and that this is an increase of over 60,000 more patients now receiving First Surgical Assessments each year?

11. STUART NASH to the Minister for Land Information: How many hectares of New Zealand agricultural and forestry land are owned or controlled by foreign interests?

12. CATHERINE DELAHUNTY to the Minister for State Owned Enterprises: Is he comfortable with Landcorp’s large-scale dairy conversions in the Waikato?

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