Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 11:57 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to
the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on
the New Zealand economy?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the
Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s
statements and actions?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the
Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements
and policies?
JAN TINETTI to the Minister of
Education: What is the Government doing to support schools
to manage the impact of COVID-19?
Hon MICHAEL
WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does the New Zealand
Influenza Pandemic Plan describe the conditions for moving
to the “Stamp It Out” phase as sustained community-level
outbreaks in two or more countries overseas and a confirmed
human case in New Zealand; if so, have those conditions been
met?
PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for
Social Development: What steps has the Ministry of Social
Development taken to support the Government’s response to
COVID-19?
Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister for
Workplace Relations and Safety: What advice, if any, has he
received on the impact of the 2020 minimum wage increase on
job losses?
JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for
Seniors: What actions is she taking to promote the use of
the SuperGold card in regional New Zealand?
CHRIS
BISHOP to the Minister for Regional Economic Development:
Why did officials from the Provincial Development Unit spend
$1.03 million in the 2018/19 year on travel, accommodation,
meals, and other expenses, and how many launch events for
Provincial Growth Fund projects did this spending relate
to?
TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Health: How has
close-contact tracing work progressed for the five confirmed
cases of COVID-19?
Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister
for Social Development: What, if anything, is she doing to
prepare the welfare system for the impacts of the
coronavirus outbreak?
Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister
of Education: Does he stand by all his statements and
actions?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister for Social
Development: How many subsidies did Work and Income pay
under the childcare assistance programme in the year ended
June 2019, and how does this compare with the number of
subsidies paid under a National-led Government in the year
ended June
2017?