Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 11:45 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER
to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement
that “all parts of the economic apparatus” need to
address rampant increases in house prices; if so, will the
Government’s upcoming announcements include bold policies
to reduce house prices in a controlled way?
Dr
DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What has been the
impact of the COVID-19 response package he announced on 17
March 2020?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for
COVID-19 Response: Did a Cabinet committee consider a paper
relating to a trans-Tasman safe travel zone this morning; if
so, was there a discussion about what the earliest date
could be for the opening of a safe travel zone if New
Zealand acted unilaterally to do so?
BROOKE VAN
VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by all the
Government’s statements and actions in relation to the
Land for Housing Programme?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the
Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates
has she received on the progress of Mana in
Mahi?
Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of
Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement from 23 February
2021, “The shortages projected pretty much every season by
horticulture and viticulture have never fully been realised
… Some employers never have trouble getting staff; others
always seem to have challenges”; if so, does he believe
labour shortages in the horticulture sector are an employer
issue?
JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs: What recent announcement has he made about
consumers who are accessing financial advice?
Hon
PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand
by all his statements and policies on
education?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Associate Minister
of Education (Pacific Peoples): What is the Government doing
to support the education needs of Pacific learners and
families impacted by COVID-19?
BARBARA KURIGER to
the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by her
statement in 2018, “We have around 10.5 years of gas …
This has been the number that it has been for the last 20
years ... Nothing has changed. The member needs to realise
that there is 100,000 square kilometres off the coast of New
Zealand that is available for exploration”?
GINNY
ANDERSEN to the Minister of Customs: What is Customs doing
to support the recovery of the New Zealand economy from the
impacts of COVID-19?
TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the
Minister for Building and Construction: Does she stand by
all her statements and actions regarding the construction
sector?
