Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 22 February 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: How do the estimates tabled in the House by the Minister of Finance yesterday, showing carbon footprints of the first six government agencies to go carbon neutral, compare to the projected deficit New Zealand faces during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and the carbon emissions from current deforestation?

2. SHANE JONES to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on support for Kiwisaver?

3. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: Does he believe he is getting value for money in health; if so, where?

4. Hon MARIAN HOBBS to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control: What actions have been taken by the Government to respond to the loss of lives and livelihood caused by the use of cluster munitions in Lebanon?

5. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Minister of Immigration: When Taito Phillip Field met with the Associate Minister, Damien O’Connor, on 17 May 2005, to discuss the immigration case of Sunan Siriwan, was the Associate Minister’s Private Secretary present at that meeting when the Siriwan case was discussed?

6. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement that “86,000 children will definitely get 20 free hours under Labour”; if so, in what timeframe will this be achieved?

7. KEITH LOCKE to the Minister of Immigration: To what extent, if any, did the police threat assessment of Ahmed Zaoui, an assessment criticised as “not well considered nor well constructed” in a 9 January 2007 report by Judge Ian Borrin of the Police Complaints Authority, contribute to the Minister’s decision to rely on a Security Risk Certificate applying to Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui?

8. PANSY WONG to the Minister for ACC: How much does the “Covered” publicity campaign currently being run by ACC cost and is she supportive of its message?

9. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister of Housing: What assistance is the Government providing to Wellington City Council to upgrade its social housing stock?

10. CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON to the Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: Does he agree with the Prime Minister when she said in her Prime Ministerial Statement of 13 February 2007 that, “The historical Treaty settlement process has considerable momentum.”; if so, why?

11. PETER BROWN to the Minister of Immigration: How many Zimbabweans as of 21 February 2007 have applied for residency under the Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy following the HIV/AIDS waiver announced on 30 August 2006 and how many of the remaining 800 who were eligible under the policy as at 30 August 2006 have yet to apply?

12. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Veterans' Affairs: What progress has been made in implementing the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government and the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association and the Ex-Vietnam Services Association and announced on 7 December 2006?

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