Oral Questions - 8 February 2017

Questions to Ministers

1. JAMES SHAW to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Does she stand by her statement that “we have an ambitious programme of work that is going on around climate change issues”?

2. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Why was there no mention of the housing crisis in his State of the Nation speech last week?

3. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on the performance of the New Zealand economy?

4. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; if so, how?

5. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Economist Shamubeel Eaqub that “Government should be in the business of making long-term investments”?

6. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister of Police: What announcements has the Government made about investing in police to make our communities safer?

7. DENISE ROCHE to the Minister of Immigration: What steps, if any, did Immigration New Zealand take to ensure validity of the visas of the nine students currently seeking sanctuary in a church, including any interviews with these students to determine the accuracy of their application before they came to New Zealand?

8. CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development: Is she concerned that child poverty rates of up to “20 percent have become entrenched into New Zealand’s economic and social structure” according to today’s Salvation Army report?

9. MATT DOOCEY to the Minister for Communications: What recent announcements has he made on the Ultra-fast Broadband programme?

10. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements in respect of President Trump?

11. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister for Primary Industries: Is he able to explain all his actions as Minister for Primary Industries; if so, how?

12. JOANNE HAYES to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has she received on NCEA achievement for 2016?

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