Oral Questions - 27 November 2018
Questions to Ministers
1. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
2. Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and
actions?
3. Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and
actions?
4. PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Will the Housing and Urban Development Authority
accelerate the pace of building of affordable homes; if so, how?
5. Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Education: Have student numbers for Student Achievement Component
enrolments and learner numbers for industry training enrolments decreased by a total of 2,402 in August 2018 compared to
August 2017?
6. Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that ensuring the Government spends tax revenue
wisely is part of his role as Minister of Finance; if so, what is the total projected cost of all working groups,
advisory groups, reference groups, ministerial groups, governance groups, reviews, inquiries, ministries, commissions,
units, tribunals, committees, summits, panels, forums, task forces, teams, investigations, think tanks, councils,
studies, action plans, hui, boards, stocktakes, conferences, authorities, work programmes, agendas, schemes, and reports
if any, announced by this Government’s Ministers to date?
7. DARROCH BALL to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent Provincial Growth Fund announcements
has he made?
8. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by his statement on Saturday
that “many of the KiwiBuild houses that we’re building don’t require the Government to spend a dollar, and that’s why
we’re doing it through a buy-off-the-plan scheme”?
9. Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions and the actions of the
Northland DHB relating to the outbreak of the meningococcal disease in Northland?
10. ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made
regarding kauri dieback and myrtle rust research?
11. Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: What progress, if any, has been made with the currently
suspended Parent Category visa, which was temporarily closed to new applications in 2016?
12. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by all her statements regarding the
potential importance of hydrogen technology for New Zealand’s energy system?