Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 11:50 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk
Questions to Ministers
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to
the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her
Government’s statements and actions?
Hon JULIE
ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his
statement that “we cannot afford to put the current
economic recovery at risk by allowing house prices to spiral
out of control”; if so, what impact, if any, will the
Government’s housing package announced this morning have
on the ratio of house prices to household income in the
short term?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of
Finance: What actions is the Government taking to support
stability and fairness in the economy by managing demand for
housing?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance:
Does he stand by all his statements and
actions?
PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing: What
announcements has she made about unlocking housing supply in
New Zealand?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for
COVID-19 Response: When the Government was negotiating a
joint decision-making framework with Australia for the
proposed trans-Tasman safe travel zone, did the Government
develop a back-up plan in case agreement was not reached in
the negotiations; if so, what was the plan?
MARJA
LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What is the Government
doing to extend its current level of support to meet the
skills needs of the construction industry and other
trades?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does
she stand by her statement, “between 1991 and 2019, New
Zealand house prices had the highest real growth in the OECD
at 266 percent”; if so, by how much will the policies
announced today reduce real house price
growth?
DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of
Corrections: Does he have confidence in the Department of
Corrections and its CEO?
Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the
Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on
mental wellbeing telehealth supports for youth?
Hon
TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Tourism: Why did he not
announce any new support for tourism when in Queenstown last
week, and does he agree with his senior ministerial
colleague who said COVID-19 had taught the tourism industry
“not to be so cocky”?
JO LUXTON to the Minister
for Small Business: What reports has he seen on the take-up
by small businesses of Digital
Boost?
