Questions For Oral Answer

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS

1. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on the Government’s Jobs and Growth stimulus package for transport?

2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What factors will she take into account when making decisions about expanding funding for community programmes?

3. TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Housing: What were the results of the $124.5 million that the Government invested in state housing in February 2009 as part of its Jobs and Growth stimulus package?

4. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his health target to get genuine reductions in waiting times for elective surgery?

5. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How many houses have been retrofitted under the Government’s Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart home insulation scheme?

6. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his statements on the sale of shares in State-owned enterprises?

7. NICKY WAGNER to the Minister of Health: What is the Government’s response to the Court of Appeal decision in the so-called “sleepovers” case and to its impact on health and disability services?

8. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services: Was he or any other Minister aware before the end of last calendar year that the ministerial BMW fleet was to be replaced?

9. Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister of Energy and Resources: By how many tonnes would Solid Energy’s proposed lignite projects in Southland increase New Zealand’s gross greenhouse gas emissions in 2020?

10. CAROL BEAUMONT to the Minister of Women's Affairs: Is it still the priority of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to close the gender pay gap?

11. Dr CAM CALDER to the Minister for the Environment: What decisions has the Government made in response to concerns from local government and business groups that resource management relegations on air quality unfairly target industry and would put thousands of New Zealanders out of work?

12. Hon PETE HODGSON to the Prime Minister: Is he prepared to ask the Auditor-General to inquire further into the overseas travel of former Minister Pansy Wong?

QUESTIONS TO MEMBERS

1. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Member in charge of the Education (Freedom of Association)

Amendment Bill: What is the current status of the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill?

2. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Member in charge of the Education (Freedom of Association)

Amendment Bill: What is the purpose of the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill?

3. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Member in charge of the Education (Freedom of Association)

Amendment Bill: Does she intend proposing any changes to the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill during the committee of the whole House stage?

4. CLARE CURRAN to the Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee: How many submissions have been received to-date on the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill?

5. CLARE CURRAN to the Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee: When do submissions close on the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill? Thursday, 17 February 2011 WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: Published under the authority of the House of Representatives2011

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