Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 11:34 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 in the context of the global COVID-19
pandemic?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister:
Does she stand by her statement in the House on 22 July,
“On 1 April, we created the Infrastructure Reference
Group. On 17 May, we received over 1,900 potential projects;
that was then provided to Ministers. We worked through a
shortlist of 800. On 29 June, very quickly, they were signed
off, and on 1 July they started to be rolled out”; if so,
why hasn’t her Government released the full list of
projects?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of
Finance: Does he agree with the opinion of Marama Davidson
that “tax is love”?
Hon JAMES SHAW to the
Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has she made
about the Government’s Progressive Home Ownership
programme?
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of
Housing: Does she plan to introduce and pass legislation
before the House rises on 6 August to allow for people
returning from overseas to be charged part of the costs of
undertaking managed isolation?
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the
Minister of Energy and Resources: What recent announcements
has she made about the Government’s target of 100 percent
renewable electricity?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister
of Health: Which public hospitals have staff that are also
employed in isolation facilities, and what is the impact of
staff moonlighting?
Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the
Minister for Social Development: What proportion of the
working age population is receiving the COVID-19 Wage
Subsidy, COVID-19 Income Relief Payment, or Jobseeker
Support?
JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education:
What response has he seen to the Government’s initiative
to encourage vocational training and apprenticeship during
New Zealand’s recovery from the impact of
COVID-19?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister of
Transport: Does she stand by all her statements and policies
on road safety?
SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of
Corrections: Does he stand by his statement regarding
community sentences, “we expect offenders to complete
their hours”?
PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the
Minister for Social Development: What recent announcements
has she made about supporting New Zealanders towards
financial
security?
