Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Health?

2. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports, if any, has he received on the economic impact of increasing savings in New Zealand?

3. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Corrections and his department; if so, why?

4. RON MARK to the Minister for Courts: Of the people who applied for a limited licence in each of the past three years after being disqualified from driving or having had their licence suspended, how many had their applications granted and how many were dismissed, struck out, or refused?

5. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: How were the Auckland district health boards hoodwinked by Dr Bierre, as stated in answers on his behalf in the House last week?

6. RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: By how much are Working for Families tax credits increasing on 1 April 2007?

7. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement of 3 November 2005 that “Growth in productivity is the major factor in setting New Zealand securely on a path of sustained economic growth.”?

8. SIMON POWER to the Minister of Corrections: Does he have confidence in his department; if so, why?

9. Dr ASHRAF CHOUDHARY to the Minister for Land Information: What reports has he received on the success of the 2005 changes to the overseas investment legislation in ensuring greater access for New Zealanders and improved conservation values?

10. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Why should community-based early childhood education centres like Royal Road Pre School implement the Government’s policy of 20 free hours when to do so means they will be worse off financially and have to close?

11. HEATHER ROY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that her Government would “absolutely rule out legislation banning smacking. That would be a very silly thing to do.”; if not, why not?

12. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: What action, if any, did he take to investigate claims there may be conflict of interest concerns over the greater Auckland district health boards’ consideration of changes to community laboratory services, and when did he take that action?

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