Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 10 May 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. BARBARA STEWART to the Associate Minister for Senior Citizens: Has he received any recent reports regarding the potential future use of microchip technology in the Super Gold Card for seniors due for release in August?

2. Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What is the cumulative total of any operating balance surpluses between 2000 and 2006?

3. Dr ASHRAF CHOUDHARY to the Minister for Tertiary Education: What is the Government doing to ensure high quality tertiary education and training?

4. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Energy: Is he confident that New Zealand will get through this winter without a repeat of the electricity crises seen in 1992 and 2003?

5. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: E whakapono ana a ia ki nga kaimahi o Te Tari Whakatau take e Pa ana ki te Tiriti o Waitangi me te Tari Ture o te Karauna kei te tohutohu i a ia mo nga whakataunga i raro i te Tiriti, i runga hoki i nga patapatai a Carrie Wainwright te heamana tuarua, tiati hoki o te Taraipiunara o Waitangi e whakawa ana i nga tono a Ngati Whatua, ara, he aha ai “i tawhitia”, “i whakarapaina” ranei etahi pepa whaimana, a, “he mahi kanga, he mahi whakahawea enei i nga kaitono”?

Translation: Does he have confidence in the staff from the Office of Treaty Settlements and the Crown Law Office, who advise him on Treaty settlements, in light of questions from deputy chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, Judge Carrie Wainwright, in the case of the Ngati Whatua o Orakei Treaty of Waitangi claim as to why documents were “overlooked”; why several historical assessments and internal memos were “withheld”, which left “claimants insulted and disregarded”?

6. Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Broadcasting: What has the TVNZ Charter delivered for New Zealanders?

7. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Health: Have any New Zealanders died over the last five years because an emergency call-out was responded to by a single-crewed ambulance with insufficient staff to treat a patient adequately and transport the patient to hospital; if so, how many?

8. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister of Police: Is she satisfied with the performance of police management; if so, why?

9. Hon MARIAN HOBBS to the Minister of Transport: What recent developments, if any, have there been in providing environmentally friendly bus services in the Wellington region?

10. CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON to the Minister responsible for the Law Commission: Does he have confidence in the judgment of the President of the Law Commission; if not, why not?

11. DAVE HEREORA to the Minister of Communications: Has he received any further reports on financing improvements to New Zealand’s broadband network?

12. Hon TAU HENARE to the Minister of Māori Affairs: Does he have confidence in Te Puni Kokiri; if not, why not?

ENDS

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