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Questions For Oral Answer - March 17

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS

1. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Finance: When he said recently “where the Government does have some influence, we are working hard to keep prices low”, which prices was he referring to?

2. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Finance: What are some of the likely impacts on the Government’s finances of the Christchurch earthquake?

3. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Acting Minister for Economic Development: Does he stand by all his statements on economic development?

4. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister for ACC: How many claims has ACC received since the tragic earthquake on 22 February and what steps has the Government taken to facilitate prompt compensation for those seriously injured?

5. Hon MARYAN STREET to the Minister of Civil Defence: What is the basis for according priority to entry of the red zone in the Christchurch central business district?

6. NIKKI KAYE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What support is the Government giving to non-government organisations in Christchurch affected by the earthquake?

7. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Prime Minister: What role did he or his department play in the decision to shift the Rugby World Cup quarter finals, from AMI Stadium to Eden Park?

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8. JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Corrections: What progress has been made toward the Government’s commitment to encourage private sector investment in the New Zealand corrections system?

9. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Minister for Tertiary Education: What specific policy changes has the Government made to increase the number of apprenticeships and other building-skills training programmes since the September Canterbury earthquake?

10. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Commerce: Will he use his powers under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986 to call for an investigation into the dairy wholesale and retail milk market, following the release of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s review of the domestic milk market in New Zealand; if not, why not?

11. CAROL BEAUMONT to the Minister of Women's Affairs: Does she support the retention of the stand-alone and independent Ministry of Women’s Affairs?

12. JOHN HAYES to the Minister of Agriculture: What steps has the Government recently made to progress agricultural greenhouse gas research?

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