Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 11:41 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to
the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s
policies and commitments?
Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL 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 GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of
Housing: Is she confident in the systems at the border and
in quarantine and managed isolation?
Hon PAUL
GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: How many of the
452,425 people receiving the wage subsidy extension does he
expect will become unemployed when the wage subsidy expires,
and what is the Government’s plan if the majority of those
New Zealanders lose their jobs?
MARK PATTERSON to
the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Is the
Provincial Growth Fund on track to meet the target of
creating 10,000 jobs?
PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the
Minister for Social Development: What recent announcements
has she made about supporting communities in the COVID-19
recovery?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health:
How does he explain recent outbound air travellers who
tested positive when they arrived in Australia, and how does
this relate to community surveillance testing numbers over
the past three months?
PAUL EAGLE to the Associate
Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has he made
about improving the quality of State housing?
Hon
TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Tourism: Why was A J Hackett
given a $5.1 million grant by the Government but outbound
tourism operators such as travel agents were given no
support in the recently announced $311 million COVID aid
package?
Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister for
Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his
statement that the Provincial Growth Fund will “create
sustainable jobs in the regions”, and how many new
permanent roles have been created that did not exist prior
to Provincial Growth Fund funding being allocated to those
projects?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate
Minister of Health: How is the Government supporting Māori
health and wellbeing?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime
Minister: What are some of her Government’s policy
achievements?