Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 11:36 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
TODD MULLER to the
Prime Minister: When she said yesterday that the Government
was “using the tax system to get cashflow to small
business”, what did she mean by that?
KIRITAPU
ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: How will Budget 2020
support employment in New Zealand?
Hon PAUL
GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: How did the Government
arrive at the figure of $50 billion that was allocated for
the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund in Budget 2020, and
is the Treasury being required to use the CBAx tool when
assessing bids for the fund?
ANAHILA
KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Housing: What action
has the Government taken to ensure vulnerable New Zealanders
in need of housing were supported through the COVID-19
crisis?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for
Economic Development: Does he stand by his statement of 1
April 2020, “That’s why we are now developing a pipeline
of infrastructure projects from across the country that
would be ready to begin as soon as we are able to move
around freely and go back to work.”; if so, when will he
announce the projects?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister
of Transport: Have officials recommended a process for
Auckland light rail that would have allowed all market
participants the opportunity to bid for the delivery of the
project, and what is the most up-to-date estimate of the
cost of the project he has received?
PAUL EAGLE to
the Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing): What is
the Government doing to create a partnership with Māori to
get more whānau into warm, dry, and secure
housing?
Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of
Health: Did Budget 2020 provide funding to progressively
increase the age for free breast-screening to 74; if not,
why not?
MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Energy
and Resources: How many more homes will be insulated with
funding from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Fund?
Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social
Development: Will the COVID-19 income relief payment create
a model for long-term changes to the welfare system; if so,
how?
KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister for Building
and Construction: What recent announcements has she made on
cutting red tape to get people building?
Dr SHANE
RETI to the Minister of Employment: Which employment
programmes have been the most effective, and what is the
average return of investment across all the
programmes?
