QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that “20 hours free education a week will be able to be provided for three and four year-olds at any licensed teacher-led service in New Zealand from July 2007.”; if so, what did she mean by “free”?

2. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Transport: What reports, if any, has she received about local roads and the way in which they are funded?

3. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Has he asked Treasury for any advice on new forms of taxation of property investment or any changes to the current regime?

4. KEITH LOCKE to the Prime Minister: What has the Government done to extend a welcome to the Dalai Lama during his current visit to New Zealand?

5. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: How many teacher-led early childhood education providers have opted-in to the Government’s promised policy of 20 free hours for all three and four year-olds, as of today’s date?

6. PITA PARAONE to the Minister of Fisheries: Does he stand by his statement that the 35 percent decline in the number of apprehensions by fisheries officers between 2002 and 2006 is a “pleasing trend”; if so, why?

7. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What resources are available to Work and Income case managers to help people into work?

8. MARYAN STREET to the Minister of Health: Has he made any recent announcements about the general practitioner workforce?

9. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Why did he announce in this year’s Budget a reduction in new entrant class sizes to no more than 18 students by term two next year, when Labour promised before the last election that there would be a reduction ensuring “that by 2008 there are no more than 15 students in a class.”?

10. KATE WILKINSON to the Minister of Labour: Is the Department of Labour investigating a report that “District Health Boards are increasing funding for contracted rest homes but want them to get it only if they sign collective agreements with their staff.”; if not, why not?

11. DAVE HEREORA to the Minister of Labour: Has she received any evaluations on the uptake of paid parental leave in New Zealand?

12. HEATHER ROY to the Minister of Education: What, if any, advice did his officials provide him following their “in-depth” discussions with petitioners Amy Malcolm and others who are calling on the Government to honour Labour’s election promise that “20 hours free education will be provided for three and four year-olds at any licensed teacher-led service in New Zealand from July 2007”; and what has he done to assure himself that the concerns of Amy Malcolm and others regarding the promised 20 hours free policy have been allayed?

ENDS

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