Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 11:30 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon JAMES SHAW to the
Minister of Finance: Is the Government supporting working
people who need to take leave due to COVID-19; if so,
how?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: What
advice, if any, has she received on the most likely way
COVID-19 entered Auckland, causing the lockdown which began
on 12 August, and what weaknesses, if any, have officials
identified in border procedures which may have left New
Zealand vulnerable to fresh outbreaks of
COVID-19?
GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Finance:
What recent actions has he taken to support the New Zealand
economy under the current COVID-19 restrictions?
Hon
GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Housing: Does she think
the public should be concerned that post the 23 June
announcement by the Minister of Health that “a testing
strategy to keep New Zealand safe” with priority testing
for MIQ staff and international and maritime crews was not
comprehensively put in place, despite the Prime Minister
stating last week that testing was happening all the way
through?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of
Finance: What is the total estimated cost, to both the
economy and to the Government, of the re-emergence of
COVID-19 in the community?
KIRITAPU ALLAN to the
Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking
to support students whose learning has been disrupted by the
shift to COVID-19 alert level 3 in Auckland?
Dr
SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his
statement regarding testing of border staff that “it has
not been happening at the rates (a) we have asked for and
(b) we were told”?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of
Health: What, if anything, does the Government’s
resurgence plan for COVID-19 say about testing those
involved in maritime transport, and is he satisfied with the
implementation of the plan?
Hon RON MARK to the
Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements has
she made regarding lottery funding and local communities in
light of COVID-19?
Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister
of Agriculture: Why did the Director-General of MPI tell
Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association on
Wednesday last week that the same definition of essential
services used during the last lockdown would apply again in
this lockdown, and are farmers also required to get a
Ministry of Health exemption to cross the level 3 boundary
for work purposes?
GINNY ANDERSEN to the
Attorney-General: How has the COVID-19 Public Health
Response Act 2020 supported the Government’s response to
the COVID-19
pandemic?
