Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 11:41 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER
to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he accept that
Māori are a population group particularly vulnerable to
COVID-19; if so, can he confirm that there is a specific
vaccine roll-out plan for Māori?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS
to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her
Government’s statements and actions related to the
COVID-19 response?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister
of Finance: What financial support is available to
businesses when alert levels are raised as a result of a
resurgence of COVID-19?
Dr SHANE RETI to the
Minister for COVID-19 Response: Has the Government made
daily COVID-19 saliva testing compulsory for border workers;
if not, why not?
GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for
COVID-19 Response: What progress has the Government recently
made on vaccines for COVID-19?
CHRIS BISHOP to the
Minister for COVID-19 Response: Was the laundry worker at
LSG Sky Chefs, who contracted COVID-19, required to get a
regular COVID-19 test, and how many people handling objects
associated with the border are not required to get a
COVID-19 test on a regular basis?
DAVID SEYMOUR to
the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement
regarding raising COVID-19 alert levels, “Three days will
give us time to gather further information, undertake large
scale testing, and establish if there has been wider
community transmission”; if so, does she believe the alert
levels will be able to be reduced at the end of these three
days?
IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Social
Development and Employment: What recent announcements has
she made about supporting more New Zealanders into
work?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for COVID-19
Response: Are all Government employees and contractors in
managed isolation and quarantine facilities and at the
border being paid at least the living wage?
PAUL
EAGLE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements
has the Government made on funding rainbow youth mental
health supports?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for
COVID-19 Response: Can he confirm reports that the Ministry
of Health was unaware high-risk Air New Zealand crew were
staying in a hotel in the Auckland CBD, and that they only
found out when it was reported in the media?
KIERAN
McANULTY to the Minister of Transport: How is the Government
keeping critical air freight and exports
flowing?
