Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

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

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Government’s Tax Working Group report: “I’m sure there are things in there that we will be able to accept and adopt”?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Will the healthy homes standards reduce hospitalisations for housing-related illnesses; if so, how?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he think that increasing the tax burden on productive businesses would help or hinder New Zealand’s economic development?

Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by all his statements?

GARETH HUGHES to the Minister of Agriculture: Does the Minister have any plans to review the use of farrowing crates?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he have confidence in the current consultation process around the Tomorrow’s Schools Review?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent reports has she seen about the growth of R & D spending across New Zealand?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all his policies and actions around the review of vocational education and his work in the portfolio?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What measures is the Government considering to protect consumers from ticket scalpers?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government’s initial response to the independent Tax Working Group report released today?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Will he commit to ensuring that any changes the Government makes in response to the Tax Working Group’s report are revenue neutral to the Government?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Disability Issues: What recent announcements has she made to improve employment conditions for disabled people?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he think that increasing the tax burden on productive businesses would help or hinder investment into regional economic development?

CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has he seen any reports on international incidents of slavery and human trafficking?

Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister for Small Business: Does he think small businesses in New Zealand are facing higher costs because of this Government’s policies and actions?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent announcements has he made in relation to the Provincial Growth Fund?

JO HAYES to the Minister for Whānau Ora: Does this Government believe in the Whānau Ora model?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister for Māori Development: What recent announcements have been made about ensuring te reo Māori is a living language in Aotearoa?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What particular error or errors if any, does she believe NZIER has made in its calculations of the impact of her Government’s oil and gas exploration ban outside onshore Taranaki, and what official advice, if any, has she received since the NZIER report’s publication on what the actual economic impact will be?

SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What percentage of homes added by Housing New Zealand in the 2017/18 period were purchased or leased?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What standards, if any, are there for motels that are providing Government-funded temporary and emergency accommodation for people who need it?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Are bids for Budget 2019 assessed using the Treasury’s updated cost benefit analysis model?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: Why did the Government establish the Tax Working Group?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by all his statements on the New Zealand - China relationship?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his statements and actions in relation to the Provincial Growth Fund?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: Does the coalition Government intend to ensure better and more consistent quality in home-based early childhood education; if so, how?

SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many social houses has this Government built that weren’t already consented or under construction under the previous Government?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What plans, if any, does she have to replace the $28 billion and thousands of jobs lost to the people of New Zealand, according to the NZIER report, because of her Government’s decision to ban new exploration permits outside of onshore Taranaki?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Māori Development: How does Matatini reflect the coalition Government’s priorities for Māori and the cultural identity of Aotearoa?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Education: Will he guarantee that his proposed changes for home-based early childhood education will not reduce children’s participation in early childhood education, limit labour market participation, or increase costs for parents?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister when she said, “If you’re a Minister and you want to spend money, you have to prove that you’re going to improve intergenerational well-being”?

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

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Prime Minister: How many times has she or the Cabinet granted approval for a Minister to travel overseas since 26 October 2017, and how many of those travel approvals have included approval for “personal travel overseas”, as outlined in sections 2.124 or 2.125 of the Cabinet Manual?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What responses has he seen to the vocational education reform proposals he announced last week?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he remain committed to all of the housing and urban development policies outlined in the Speech from the Throne?

Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: Does he stand by all of his statements?

DARROCH BALL to the Minister for Veterans: What announcements has he made regarding recognition for Vietnam veterans?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Associate Minister of Transport: Does she stand by all of the Government’s statements and actions in relation to road safety?

SARAH DOWIE to the Minister of Conservation: Does she agree with the statement on pest control by the Minister for Regional Economic Development that “the reality is that there’s a strong case from the environmental movement for the continued utilisation of 1080”?

GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements have been made about ensuring victims’ voices are heard in relation to fixing New Zealand’s criminal justice system?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the economy?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement on Tuesday that “the economy is performing above expectations”?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by his statement in regards to the Reserve Bank November 2018 Monetary Policy Statement that “I don’t accept those estimates”, and does he now accept the KiwiBuild estimates in the February 2019 Monetary Policy Statement?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What responses has he seen to the vocational education reform proposals he announced yesterday?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident that light rail from the city to the airport in Auckland is the best use of resources; if so, why?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that National Health Targets created “perverse incentives”?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made regarding youth mental health?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: How many more children are living in hardship following an increase of 9,000 people on benefits compared to a year ago?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does he consider the recommendations made by the working group chaired by Jim Bolger are fair and will respect the right of individual workers to negotiate their own individual employment agreements?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development (Māori Housing): Is she concerned with the finding in the Salvation Army’s State of the Nation report which shows Māori are almost nine times more likely to be on the social housing waiting list?

Hon TIM MACINDOE to the Associate Minister of Transport: Does she support NZTA’s current campaign, which promotes the message “The safer the car, the safer they are” to encourage New Zealanders to purchase safer vehicles?

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Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making on implementing its economic plan?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Has New Zealand’s relationship with China deteriorated under her Government?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?

CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent reports has she received regarding Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s response to the Nelson Tasman fires?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Is it his view that the current tax take in New Zealand is sufficient; if so, does he agree that income tax thresholds should be adjusted over time to keep up with inflation?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What changes are being considered to the KiwiBuild programme to, in his words, “make KiwiBuild a stronger incentive for developers and how we can make it work better for first home buyers” and “provide a package of assistance to developers that will be enough of an incentive to get them to commit to serious volumes of affordable housing”?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Has he released any proposals to strengthen and grow trades training and other vocational education?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Is he committed to building light rail from the city to the airport in Auckland and if so, when will work begin?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions around tertiary education and vocational education reforms?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: How much money has been spent on the Saudi sheep farm in the desert also known as the Saudi agri-hub, and have any steps been taken to stop more money being spent?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister for Social Development: How much did the Government transfer in social security and welfare payments according to the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ended 30 June 2018 on a per household basis?

Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Tourism: What was the date he first found out about the need to postpone the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism opening ceremony?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the economy?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he think New Zealanders are better or worse off this Christmas when, under this Government, petrol taxes have increased, and rents have risen $30 a week?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to the deportation liability of Karel Sroubek?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Which of her Government’s achievements for our kids and our environment, if any, will she be reflecting on this Christmas?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all of his decisions this year?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: What progress, if any, has been made on the regeneration of Christchurch?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What is the breakdown of the 7,000 jobs that he told the House yesterday have been created by the Provincial Growth Fund?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Government Digital Services: Does she stand by all of the Government’s actions in regards to the appointment of a Chief Technology Officer; if not, why not?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Associate Minister of Education: What announcement has she made regarding support for children at risk of disengagement from education in the Hawke’s Bay region?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: When she was briefed by the US company 8 Rivers on its proposal to produce abundant hydrogen and urea alongside large-scale carbon capture and storage in Taranaki, did she think they made a compelling case for ensuring New Zealand’s domestic electricity requirements, particularly for dry year cover?

Hon TIM MACINDOE to the Minister for ACC: Will 65 percent of vehicle owners pay more to register their cars next year, including for some a 150 percent increase in the ACC levy, due to his decision to dump the Vehicle Risk Rating programme?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to Karel Sroubek?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent Provincial Growth Fund announcements has he made?

GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Corrections: What reports has he seen on the current prison population?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and actions?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the economy?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Can he confirm HYEFU 2018 shows that, when compared to PREFU 2017, core Crown tax revenue is forecast to be $17.7 billion higher over the period 2018/19 to 2021/22?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by all of his responses to Oral Question No. 3 on 5 December 2018; if not, why not?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Social Development: What evidence, if any, is there of the success of the Ministry of Social Development’s service delivery changes?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many KiwiBuild houses have been sold in Te Kauwhata, and what measures, if any, has the Government taken to improve its ability to sell KiwiBuild homes?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has he made a decision whether New Zealand will sign up to the United Nations global compact for migration?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Immigration: What announcements has he made regarding immigration policy today?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Corrections: Does the prison population of 9,844 as at 30 November 2018 reflect the Government’s policy to have a 30 percent reduction in the prison population over the next 15 years?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What are the priorities for Budget 2019?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: What was the content of the text message she received from Richie Hardcore about Karel Sroubek?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Other than Karel Sroubek’s lawyer and family members, who made representations on his behalf in respect of the deportation liability that was the subject of the Minister’s decision on 19 September 2018?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his announcements, statements, and actions?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements on regional fuel taxes?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Transport: What progress has the New Zealand Transport Agency made in investigating regulatory non-compliance in the land transport system?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What is the forecast cost of underwriting private developers through the Buying off the Plans scheme, and has this changed in today’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update?

SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Education: Does he believe the New Zealand taxpayers are getting value for money out of the fees-free scheme?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Health: What announcements has he made about a response to synthetic drugs?

Hon TIM MACINDOE to the Minister for ACC: What evidence, if any, did he seek and consider in reaching his reported view that the ACC Vehicle Risk Rating programme had not contributed to a safer vehicle fleet?

Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister for Biosecurity: Do detector dog teams provide complete coverage when the International Mail Centre is operating; if not, on how many days since 26 October 2017 have there been times when no detector dog teams have been working whilst the centre is operating?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent actions has the Government taken to support the construction industry?

To be announced.