Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 28 February 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Education, and the Minister for Social Development and Employment; if so, why?

2. H V ROSS ROBERTSON to the Minister for Economic Development: Has he received any reports referring to the Venture Investment Fund?

3. Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON to the Minister of Transport: Does she support the findings of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Roading Costs; if not, why not?

4. R DOUG WOOLERTON to the Minister of Finance: What, if anything, is he doing to address New Zealand’s declining level of household savings?

5. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Forestry: How does he reconcile his statement to the House on 14 February 2007 “that the rate of deforestation under the previous National Government was higher than any deforestation rate that is going on now” with his statement of 26 February 2007 “Deforestation is increasing, and new planting and replanting is steadily declining”?

6. LYNNE PILLAY to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (CYF): What reports, if any, has she received concerning funding for Family Wellbeing Services?

7. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Health: Is he satisfied that women are receiving consistent breast cancer care throughout New Zealand?

8. DAVE HEREORA to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports, if any, has he received on the Government’s progress at reducing the number of New Zealanders reliant on the benefit?

9. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his claim on Tuesday 20 February that he has reviewed the immigration matters covered in the Ingram report?

10. RODNEY HIDE to the Minister of Forestry: Following the Prime Minister’s statement to the Sunday Star-Times that there was never “any promise to industry that the credits would be devolved”, has the Government, in any way, ever indicated that farmers and foresters would own any carbon credits attached to their trees; if so, when?

11. PANSY WONG to the Minister of Immigration: Does he have confidence in the New Zealand Immigration Service?

12. RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER to the Minister of Transport: What Government action has enabled several territorial local authorities to operate their airport infrastructure more effectively?

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