Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 12:46 pm Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Dr DUNCAN WEBB 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 regarding the Provincial
Growth Fund that “this programme, in one way or another,
plays a fundamental role in every element of our economic
strategy”?
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?
JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: What
measures has the Government put in place to support
employers and workers to focus on skill development during
the economic challenges due to COVID-19?
Hon MICHAEL
WOODHOUSE to the Minister for Regional Economic Development:
Does he agree with all of the findings of the Controller and
Auditor-General’s report, Managing the Provincial Growth
Fund; if not, what findings does he disagree
with?
Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Tourism:
Does he stand by all his statements made yesterday regarding
the tourism recovery package and travel
agents?
ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister
for Social Development: What work-focused initiatives has
the Government implemented to improve the support offered
through the welfare system?
CHRIS BISHOP to the
Minister of Transport: What components, if any, of the
Recommended Programme of Investment for Let’s Get
Wellington Moving were not included in the final Indicative
Package announced by him on 16 May 2019, and why were those
components not included?
Dr SHANE RETI to the
Minister of Health: How is New Zealand prepared for a second
coronavirus wave, and how are recent community surveillance
testing numbers a part of that preparation?
MARAMA
DAVIDSON to the Minister for Climate Change: What
announcements has he made recently highlighting the risks
Aotearoa New Zealand faces as a consequence of climate
change?
Hon NICKY WAGNER to the Minister of Defence:
Does he support the NZDF’s initiatives to support smoking
cessation?
BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Police:
Is he confident that the Government’s policies are keeping
New Zealanders
safe?
