Thursday, 28 May 2020, 11:32 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon NIKKI KAYE to the
Prime Minister: Does she agree with the Rt Hon Winston
Peters that New Zealand has been in lockdown for “far too
long” and needs to be at level 1 now with a trans-Tasman
bubble already operating, as reported by the NZ Herald; if
so, what steps will she take to advance
that?
JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Health: Is
the development of a safe and effective vaccine for
COVID-19, and the use of that vaccine, a crucial tool that
will contribute, or is likely to contribute, to preventing
the risk of the outbreak or spread of
COVID-19?
MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education:
What action is the Government taking to invest in training
and education for people who have lost their jobs or who
want to move into a different sector where prospects are
better?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of
Finance: What priority does he give to further opening up
the economy to save jobs?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the
Minister for Economic Development: Does he stand by his
statement of 1 April 2020 that he was developing a pipeline
of infrastructure projects that “would begin as soon as we
are able to move around freely and go back to work”; if
so, how many new projects have now started?
Hon RON
MARK to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her
Government’s investment in New Zealand’s infrastructure
and capabilities?
Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister
for Social Development: What is the total amount spent on
her Keep New Zealand Working package, announced on 28
April?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Transport: In
the Cabinet paper released in June 2019 titled
“Progressing our plans to deliver light rail in
Auckland”, does one of the redactions include a comment
from the Treasury; if so, what does that comment
say?
JO LUXTON to the Minister of Revenue: What
advice has he received about the uptake of the Small
Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme?
NICOLA WILLIS to
the Minister of Housing: How many KiwiBuild homes that have
been sold “off the plans” have had their estimated
completion date delayed from the date that was communicated
to buyers at the time of sale, and will KiwiBuild homes
continue to be sold “off the plans”?
Dr SHANE
RETI to the Minister of Employment: What measures are used
to assess the performance and progress of his employment
programmes?
PAUL EAGLE to the Minister for Building
and Construction: What recent announcements has she made
about supporting our building and construction
businesses?
