Questions For Oral Answer - 25 March 2009

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. NATHAN GUY to the Prime Minister: What reports has the Government received on the nine-day fortnight?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Is it his policy as Prime Minister to save jobs and to protect the most vulnerable from the effects of the recession?

3. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the state of the economy?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with reports from NZIER consensus forecasts that show that on current policy settings growth will remain negative for the next two years, with the beginnings of recovery not expected until 2011?

5. JO GOODHEW to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen about job losses in the current economic climate?

6. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: What cuts to existing health services is he prepared to accept in order to have district health boards meet the demands of his letter of expectations?

7. JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Immigration: How is the Government’s immigration policy responding to the changing demands for labour in the face of current economic conditions?

8. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister of Corrections: Does she have confidence in the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections; if so, why?

9. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Health: Who appoints members of the Nursing Council, and is the Government proposing changes?

10. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister for the Environment: Is he considering removing agricultural emissions from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme; if so, why?

11. Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister of Finance: Will the Government be reviewing all the land deemed sensitive in the Overseas Investment Act 2005 in its upcoming review of overseas investment rules; and if not, what particular categories of sensitive land will be exempt from the review?

12. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of State Services: How many frontline public service jobs have been created by this Government?

ENDS