Questions to Ministers

1. KEITH LOCKE to the Prime Minister: When she discusses trade, Afghanistan and instability in the Pacific with George W Bush at the White House next week, will she also be raising climate change, the United States’ human rights record and the war in Iraq?

2. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Corrections and his department; if so, why?

3. LESLEY SOPER to the Minister of Education: What reports has he received regarding the implementation of the 20 hours’ Free Early Childhood Education policy?

4. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by the statement in his department’s investigation into the management of Graeme Burton’s parole that the failure to undertake a home visit scheduled for November 2006 was “not considered material”; if so, why?

5. Hon PETER DUNNE to the Minister of State Services: Why have the complementary medicines and natural health products sectors been included within the scope of the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill?

6. GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Justice: Is he satisfied with the way in which the Parole Act 2002 has been applied by the Parole Board; if not, why not?

7. DIANNE YATES to the Minister of Defence: What is the level and nature of assistance that New Zealand is contributing to security and reconstruction in Afghanistan?

8. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: What are the current radiotherapy waiting times in the six regional cancer centres for category C, which includes patients diagnosed with breast and prostate cancer?

9. DAVE HEREORA to the Minister of Energy: Is the Government reviewing the Electricity Act 1992 which allows for remote parts of the electricity network to be cut off from 2013?

10. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Forestry: Does he stand by his statement that the argument that forestry owners have a right to the carbon credits for forests “is not worth a cup of cold water”?

11. Dr PITA SHARPLES to the Minister of Finance: E matau ana ia kei te tukua te whakahaere o nga hua me nga taunaha a te Karauna, pera i era katoa a nga hinonga Kawanatanga i te wa nei, ma tetahi huarahi whakakaha ake ai i te wariu o nga haumi a te Kawanatanga, meina ae, he aha ai?

- Translation: Is he confident that the management of the Crown’s assets and liabilities in the case of all State-owned enterprises is currently delivered in a way that enhances the value of the Government’s investments; if so, why?

12. ANNE TOLLEY to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (CYF): Does she have confidence in Child, Youth and Family Services; if so, why?

ENDS

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