Thursday, 23 July 2020, 12:09 pm Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to
the Prime Minister: Does she agree with the comments
regarding shovel-ready projects made by the Rt Hon Winston
Peters in a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce,
“I’ve got the list, the whole lot – why they are not
telling you, I don’t know. But I’m going to go back and
find out. How can you tender if you don’t
know?”
JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Finance:
What reactions has he seen to the Government’s economic
response to COVID-19?
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the
Prime Minister: Has she asked the Minister of Foreign
Affairs whether he made it clear to Bee Lin Chew and Su Arn
Kwek that he was facilitating their passage to Antarctica on
the basis that sponsorship was being sought for the
redevelopment of Scott Base; if so, have they provided
sponsorship?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of
Finance: Is he confident his policies and actions are
providing businesses with as much certainty as possible so
that they can invest and create new jobs with
confidence?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of
Local Government: What recent announcements has the
Government made about supporting councils to improve their
drinking-water infrastructure?
Dr SHANE RETI to the
Minister of Health: How would he rate the performance of his
coronavirus testing policies for effectiveness and economic
recovery?
JO LUXTON to the Minister for Small
Business: What support has the Government provided to small
businesses to help them adapt and innovate to deal with the
impacts of COVID-19?
STUART SMITH to the Minister of
Immigration: Is he satisfied the border closure exceptions
are responsive to the needs of businesses critical to our
economic recovery?
KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister
of Agriculture: How is the Government supporting the
agritech sector?
SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of
Education: Does he stand by his statement, “the Government
has been very clear that our cash reserves that have been
accumulated by Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics
(ITPs) will be ring-fenced for spending in the region that
has accumulated those. That is the policy decision of the
Government. That’s recorded in the Cabinet papers and in
the Cabinet minute. That is very clear.”?
Dr
PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation: Why, considering it was due to be released in
June 2019, has the Government not yet released its Research,
Science and Innovation Strategy?
MARK PATTERSON to
the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements
has she made to help support firefighters throughout New
Zealand?
