Questions for Oral Answer
1. to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the long-term benefits of strong fiscal management?
2. to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?
3. to the Minister for Building and Construction: Has he received any reports of substandard buildings being built as part of the Christchurch rebuild; if so, how many buildings are known to be substandard?
4. to the Minister for the Environment: What recent announcements has the Government made to improve New Zealand’s freshwater management?
5. to the Minister for Economic Development: When will he release all of the advice he has received on the social harms from the SkyCity deal, given his statement yesterday that it is his “understanding” that only “most” of the advice has been released?
6. to the Minister of Finance: Does he take responsibility for the composition of Budget 2013?
7. to the Minister of Science and Innovation: What support is the Government giving to businesses to increase innovation and speed up the commercialisation of new products and services?
8. to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by the statement made on her behalf in the House yesterday that “there will always be times when resources are stretched, but I believe we do have sufficient resources to care for the needs of vulnerable children”?
9. to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: How did he meet his obligations under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to maintain the proper functioning of the ETS when he directed the issuing of 30 million additional New Zealand Units?
10. to the Minister of Housing: How many homes does he believe will be built as a result of the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill, and what percentage of those homes will be affordable?
11. to the Associate Minister of Health: Has she received any recent reports regarding district health board performance in taking steps to improve patient safety in hospitals?
12. to the Minister of Labour: How many workplace deaths have there been in the last four years?
🗣️ Spoke in this debate (12)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitaki)
- Darien Fenton (New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
- Kennedy Graham (Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)
- Claudette Hauiti (New Zealand National Party — List Member)
- Colin King (New Zealand National Party — Member for Kaikōura)
- Hon David Parker (New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Wellington Central)
- Hon Scott Simpson (New Zealand National Party — Member for Coromandel)
- Metiria Turei (Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Atatū)
- Andrew Williams (New Zealand First Party — List Member)