Thursday, 18 June 2020, 11:59 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
KIRITAPU ALLAN to the
Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the
New Zealand economy?
Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Prime
Minister: Does she have confidence in her Minister of
Health’s management of the COVID-19 response, given the
implications it has on the health and finances of New
Zealanders?
Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of
Finance: What is the most recent advice he has received from
the Treasury on the likely impact of COVID-19 on the New
Zealand economy over the period to 30 June 2021, and what
impact does he think this will have on New Zealand
households?
DARROCH BALL to the Minister for State
Owned Enterprises: Does he stand by all of his actions
relating to investment in KiwiRail?
Hon MICHAEL
WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Did he intend for the
COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 to provide for the
mandatory testing of certain individuals; if so, was the
Director-General of Health referring to mandatory testing
when he said on 9 June, “from today, everyone in managed
isolation … will be tested twice during that period,
whether they have symptoms or not, around day three and
around day 12”?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of
Health: Was his management of PPE supplies during the
coronavirus outbreak “textbook”, and how does that align
with the report released by the Auditor-General regarding
management of personal protective equipment?
JO
LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What responses has he
seen to Apprenticeship Boost?
JAMI-LEE ROSS to the
Minister of Transport: What projects, if any, in addition to
those already listed in Schedule 2 of the COVID-19 Recovery
(Fast-track Consenting) Bill, did he propose as fast-track
projects to improve transport in Auckland?
Hon MARK
MITCHELL to the Minister of Defence: On what date, and at
what time, was the decision made to give the Assistant Chief
of Defence authority over all quarantine and managed
isolation facilities, including the processes around the
exit of those who had been in the facilities?
JAMIE
STRANGE to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What
actions has the Government taken to increase trade with the
United Kingdom and other countries?
BRETT HUDSON to
the Minister of Police: What police resources, if any, have
been deployed to respond to incidents of people leaving
COVID-19 quarantine or managed isolation facilities on
compassionate grounds or prior to a COVID-19 test being
returned?
SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of
Corrections: What reports, if any, has he seen of
individuals transferred from COVID-19 managed isolation to a
corrections facility who subsequently tested positive for
COVID-19?
