Oral Questions - 2 August 2018
Questions to Ministers
1. Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government’s management of the New
Zealand economy?
2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his statements
regarding the Crown’s potential risk in relation to the insolvency of KiwiBuild developers?
3. JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Do the funding allocations in the Government Policy Statement on
Land Transport justify increases in fuel taxes over the next 3 years; if so, how?
4. Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does his description of the ANZ survey of business
confidence as “junk” include the ANZ Own Activity Index, which has dropped to the lowest level since May 2009?
5. RAYMOND HUO to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How will the Government’s Urban Growth Agenda
enable the construction of affordable homes for young families?
6. Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by all his policies and actions?
7. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the statement yesterday by Dr Bryce Edwards of
Victoria University that the waka-jumping bill itself is bad enough for democracy but the process surrounding the bill
has also been a blow against democracy, and it makes the “legislation process look like a turning point in the health of
this Government”?
8. JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: What steps is he taking to address serious financial viability issues
affecting New Zealand’s institutes of technology and polytechnics sector?
9. ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does she agree with the comments of Property Council
Chief Executive Connal Townsend that there is a “perfect storm” in the building and construction sector that includes
issues with cost escalations, allocation of risk, lack of skills, and problems with the Building Act 2004?
10. Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister for Land Information: Does she agree with Forest and Bird that the Government
has failed to clean up the historic anomaly around the ownership of Mount White Station, and is it in any way related to
the 126 pastoral lease reviews that have completed the review process and are presently awaiting her ministerial
sign-off?
11. ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Employment: What recent reports has he seen that demonstrate the progress
young people not in employment, education, or training are making under this coalition Government?
12. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: If she could redo the appointment process for the membership
of the Government inquiry into the appointment process for a Deputy Commissioner of Police, would she do anything
differently; if so, what?