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Questions to Ministers: ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to health? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made on rebuilding public housing in Auckland? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Tourism: Does he agree with the comment made by Eve Lawrence from Haka Tourism New Zealand that "Off-shore travel partners just simply will not sell New Zealand and we'll be taken off the network"; if not, what advice, if any, has he received that suggests that Eve Lawrence is wrong? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What are the criteria for the new COVID-19 support payments, and how many businesses has he been advised are expected to receive it? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions in relation to social development and employment? JO LUXTON to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: Why did the Government invest in the Opuke tourism complex in Methven? JAN LOGIE to the Minister for the Public Service: Have any pay equity settlements been reached since the new pay equity process came into force over a year ago; if not, why not? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What announcements has he made about addressing competition concerns in the building supplies sector? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to the COVID-19 response? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Customs: Is Customs prepared for the arrival of small craft into New Zealand this summer?

Questions to Ministers: Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What clinical criteria, if any, are being used to determine whether a person who is COVID-positive and self-isolating in the community should be given a pulse oximeter, and does he have confidence in the home isolation model? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Is he satisfied with the contribution the agriculture sector is making towards meeting the Government's emissions reduction targets; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the world? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many inpatient procedures, as they are described in answer to written question No. 51279, have been deferred since the start of the current Delta outbreak, and how many people, if any, are now waiting more than four months for a specialist appointment? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Health: How is the Cancer Control Agency driving long-term outcomes for men's health in relation to prostate cancer? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What will be the criteria for businesses to be eligible for business support under the new traffic light system, and how many businesses, if any, does he expect to be operating under the red level next week? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How will transport support the economic recovery over the next three years? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister of Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that she is achieving results for New Zealanders currently not in the workforce and receiving income support who are looking to enter the workforce? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent announcement has the Government made about supporting Pacific communities in their transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Is she concerned about the Tenancy Tribunal's warning that Kainga Ora is being compromised by its own "sustaining tenancies" policy, and how much compensation has the tribunal ordered Kainga Ora to pay due to breaches of its duty under section 45(1)(e) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to ensure that none of their tenants interfere with the "reasonable peace, comfort, or privacy" of other tenants?

Questions to Ministers: Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Health: What clinical criteria, if any, are being used to determine whether a person who is COVID-positive and self-isolating in the community should be given a pulse oximeter, and does he have confidence in the home isolation model? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Is he satisfied with the contribution the agriculture sector is making towards meeting the Government's emissions reduction targets; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has the Government made on reconnecting New Zealand to the world? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many inpatient procedures, as they are described in answer to written question No. 51279, have been deferred since the start of the current Delta outbreak, and how many people, if any, are now waiting more than four months for a specialist appointment? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Health: How is the Cancer Control Agency driving long-term outcomes for men's health in relation to prostate cancer? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What will be the criteria for businesses to be eligible for business support under the new traffic light system, and how many businesses, if any, does he expect to be operating under the red level next week? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How will transport support the economic recovery over the next three years? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister of Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that she is achieving results for New Zealanders currently not in the workforce and receiving income support who are looking to enter the workforce? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent announcement has the Government made about supporting Pacific communities in their transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Is she concerned about the Tenancy Tribunal's warning that Kainga Ora is being compromised by its own "sustaining tenancies" policy, and how much compensation has the tribunal ordered Kainga Ora to pay due to breaches of its duty under section 45(1)(e) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to ensure that none of their tenants interfere with the "reasonable peace, comfort, or privacy" of other tenants?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?

Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for the Environment: Does he consider that trees in our cities and towns are appropriately protected; if so, why?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?

Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent decisions has the Government made on New Zealand’s transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and policies?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Has he sought advice on the number of businesses that may be forced to close once current financial support is reworked as part of the traffic light system; if so, how many businesses?

NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the state of the venture capital industry?

JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Building and Construction: Is she satisfied that carbon emissions in the building and construction sector are being reduced fast enough to meet the Government’s emission reduction goals?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many fully vaccinated people, if any, who have travelled from Australia since 23 August 2021 have tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand, and how many travellers from Australia have completed stays in managed isolation and quarantine since 23 August 2021?

IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How is the Government supporting businesses to get their workforces vaccinated?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she have confidence in the way Kāinga Ora is implementing its “sustainable tenancies” policy, and what advice, if any, has she had about whether Kāinga Ora’s policy to “preserve and not terminate tenancies” has placed it in breach of its obligations as a landlord under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Conservation: What progress has been made on establishing a marine mammal sanctuary in the Bay of Islands?

Questions to Ministers JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the new Children's Commissioner, Frances Eivers, that "In a country with the resources of Aotearoa every mokopuna, no matter their background, should grow up in a whanau that has what they need to thrive"? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government supporting the creation of hydrogen refuelling stations? Dr SHANE RETI to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What steps is the Government taking to protect the South Island from COVID-19? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by the Minister of Housing's statement regarding healthy homes standards that "the tribunal will apply a degree of pragmatism and consideration and be reasonable"; if so, is she saying that the Tenancy Tribunal won't enforce the law? MELISSA LEE to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What work is the Government doing regarding connectivity around New Zealand? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police's efforts to disrupt organised crime? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for Rural Communities: Does he believe that rural communities have been properly advocated for and listened to by the Government? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What progress has she seen on closing the gender pay gap in the Public Service? NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she stand by her statement that Kainga Ora "do not have a no-evictions policy"; if so, why haven't there been any evictions for more than three and a half years? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made about contact tracing and case management? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Police: Is she satisfied with how Police resources are being allocated in response to the demand for Police services; if so, why?

Questions for Oral Answer for 17 November.

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?

NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How is the Government backing high pay-off, innovative research projects, including those that support the fight against COVID-19 and climate change?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and policies?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his September statement, “The reality is we have available at the moment roughly 325 ICU or ICU capable beds”; if so, how does he reconcile that answer with his response to written question No. 50686 that “there are 284 resourced ICU/high dependency unit beds”?

VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements have been made on New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine immunisation programme?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Have wages kept up with inflation in New Zealand over the last 12 months; if not, does this mean New Zealand households are worse off than they were 12 months ago?

GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police’s efforts to disrupt organised crime?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: On what date did the Ministry of Health sign a contract with MATTR to develop a vaccination pass for domestic use, and is he satisfied with progress in the development of a domestic vaccine pass?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made regarding climate standards for new Government buildings?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she expect Kāinga Ora to evict public housing tenants where their ongoing anti-social behaviour is threatening the wellbeing of others, or does she agree with the decision of Kāinga Ora to not evict a tenant living in public housing in Whāngarei, despite the tenant reportedly subjecting their elderly neighbours to a “prolonged campaign of intimidation and fear”?

TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that, relating to PKE, “the New Zealand Government would not support importation that has led to illegal activity in foreign nations”; if so, why?

Questions to Ministers 1. BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: What actions, if any, will she take in response to revelations that an upcoming political candidate was used in a Kainga Ora promotion, and does she believe the culture of Kainga Ora is upholding what is expected of the Public Service? 2. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? 3. ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Is he satisfied with the level of openness and transparency around the Government's spending? 4. SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent progress has been made on New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine programme across the regions? 5. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Health: What is the average length of time between someone testing positive for COVID-19 and public health staff getting in contact with them regarding isolation arrangements, and is he satisfied with the management of the home self-isolation system? 6. GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister responsible for the GCSB: What recent announcements have been made in the GCSB portfolio? 7. JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Is she confident the Government is adequately supporting whanau in hardship through COVID-19? 8. GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent progress has been made to improve transport in the regions? 9. NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: How did she make it clear to Kainga Ora that she is "not comfortable with them using political candidates" in their advertising, and what actions have been taken by Kainga Ora to address her concerns? 10. NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent progress has been made towards regulating merchant service fees? 11. HARETE HIPANGO to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): Will the Ministry of Health release Maori health data in the manner requested by the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency, and how much have Government departments spent to date on legal costs in relation to this issue? 12. NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: How many prior convictions on average does a third-strike offender have?

Questions to Ministers Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that more than 100,000 hospital procedures have been deferred in the current outbreak, and how many of these were on the Faster Cancer Treatment pathway? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to give school students in alert level 3 areas the opportunity to return to onsite learning? Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Finance: Can New Zealand afford to pay for all of the Government's policy promises; if so, how? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What medicines does New Zealand now have available to treat those with COVID-19? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Associate Minister of Health: Has she seen the recently published research that estimates up to 100 colorectal cancer cases per year may be attributable to nitrates in drinking water; if so, what is her response? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Transport: Has he received advice from officials relating to the possibility of Aucklanders being given allocated timeslots to leave Auckland over the summer period, and what other options, if any, is the Government considering about Aucklanders leaving the region over summer? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent reports has she seen regarding building consents? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his actions and statements in education? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What changes has the Government made regarding the payment of the living wage to Public Service contractors providing cleaning, catering, and security services? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement regarding Three Waters reform, "There are about 30 various models that we tested against the Government's objectives"; if so, against what criteria were they tested? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions regarding the Three Waters reforms? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education: What support has been allocated specifically to Auckland schools to help re-engage students in education?

GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What action is the Government taking to modernise New Zealand’s research, science, and innovation system?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he received on the number of business closures and workers laid off as a result of the current lockdown?

TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: What actions, if any, is he taking to address the possible environmental impact of imported PKE used as supplementary feed in Aotearoa?

SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has he made regarding the managed isolation and quarantine system?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all of the Government’s statements and actions in relation to the response to COVID-19?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Health: What announcements has he made about improvements at Timaru Hospital?

BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by his statement that “It’s going to reach the stage where cases in the community will present a bigger risk to us than cases coming across the border, who are effectively in the position of ending up being close contacts rather than actual cases”?

TĀMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Local Government: What alternative models, if any, did officials consider, and why were they not accepted as possible solutions, to address the level of underinvestment in Three Waters infrastructure?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Local Government: What is her response to the many criticisms of her announcement that the Three Waters reforms will be mandated, amalgamating council water assets into four new water entities?

RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for Emergency Management: What reports has she seen on the New Zealand ShakeOut national earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi?

MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Is he satisfied that spending $486 million to restructure the health system is better value for money than using it to respond to frontline health workers’ concerns that there is insufficient capacity in public hospitals to manage COVID-19?