Thursday, 25 June 2020, 11:56 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
international context for the New Zealand
economy?
Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Prime Minister: Does
she stand by her statements yesterday that Ministers “were
advised that the testing was happening twice during the
period of quarantine” and, in response to whether
officials had misled her, “This is not a revelation or new
information”?
MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of
Conservation: What measures did she announce yesterday to
help protect the Māui and Hector’s dolphins?
Hon
PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Why does he think
New Zealand’s GDP growth forecasts for this year from both
the IMF and the OECD are significantly worse than
Australia’s?
Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister
of Health: Does his responsibility as Minister of Health
include oversight of the regime for testing individuals in
New Zealand for the COVID-19 virus?
JAN TINETTI to
the Minister of Education: What action is the Government
taking to address long-term pay inequities for teacher
aides?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Transport:
What is his best estimate of the cost incurred by his
Government so far in relation to Auckland light rail, and
will he undertake to release all Government documentation
relating to Auckland light rail, including costings for the
NZTA and NZ Infra proposals, before the
election?
Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of
Justice: Is his Electoral (Registration of Sentenced
Prisoners) Amendment Bill, as passed through its third
reading under urgency last night, good law?
Dr
DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Fisheries: What new
protections is the Government putting in place to look after
New Zealand’s native Hector’s and Māui
dolphins?
STUART SMITH to the Minister of
Immigration: How many people, if any, have entered New
Zealand under the ‘other critical worker’ border closure
exception category?
MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of
Health: When he said of his flagship $455 million new
frontline mental health service, “it’s quite impressive
how quickly these things have rolled out”, was he
referring to the $20 million of the $455 million spent on
services at that time or the 18 new sites delivering the
service at that time?
MARJA LUBECK to the Minister
for Workplace Relations and Safety: What initiatives has he
announced this week to assist industries and workers to deal
with COVID-19
recovery?
