Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What is her response to the finding in yesterday’s Child Poverty Monitor report, that around 100,000 New Zealand children are “doing it really tough”?

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

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

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What progress, if any, has been made on implementing the Government’s economic policies?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many ministerial meetings has he had with Stephen Barclay, head of KiwiBuild, and when was the last time he met with Mr Barclay?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Does he remain committed to light rail from Auckland’s CBD to the airport; if so, how many people does the latest modelling available to him predict will use it?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Education: What announcements has he made about upgrading classrooms?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Will the Government sign the United Nations global compact for migration?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for ACC: What announcements has he made this week about ACC levies?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Can he confirm that Alexandra, Balclutha, Helensville, Southern rural, Tasman rural, Wanaka, Wellsford, Wairoa, Rolleston, Taumarunui, Te Kuiti, Thames, Dannevirke/Waipukurau, Dargaville, Kaikohe/Kerikeri, Stratford, Motueka, and Marton police bases will now no longer be upgraded to be 24/7 police bases?

JO HAYES to the Minister for Whānau Ora: Has he asked Hon Willie Jackson if he was both a Government Minister and a trustee of the Manukau Urban Māori Authority when it received dividends from Te Pou Matakana; if so, what was his response?

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WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework?

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

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: How many jobs have been created by the Provincial Growth Fund so far?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that all taxpayer money is being spent wisely?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has he seen on the financial sustainability of institutes of technology and polytechnics?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many of the 10 KiwiBuild houses in Wanaka, and the 10 KiwiBuild houses in Te Kauwhata have had an agreement for sale and purchase become unconditional?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does the Government remain committed to an independent foreign policy?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Health: Is the Government making primary healthcare more affordable for families; if so, how?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all the Government’s statements and actions on the immigration case involving Karel Sroubek?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does the Government plan to make new offers to try and prevent strikes in primary and secondary schools prior to the start of the 2019 school year?

MATT DOOCEY to the Minister of Health: Why did he say of the final report from the Government’s $6.5 million mental health inquiry that “I guess, doesn’t contain too many surprises”?

Rt Hon DAVID CARTER to the Associate Minister for State Owned Enterprises: On what date did Landcorp send its submission to the Tax Working Group and was it invited to do so by the Tax Working Group or one of its members?

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

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and actions relating to Karel Sroubek, including that information was “provided by his wife, for example, who I understand is the National Party’s informant”?

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

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to Mr Karel Sroubek?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Under what section of the Immigration Act 2009 did he determine that a new liability for deportation existed in respect of Mr Karel Sroubek?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he agree with Westland Milk Products chief financial officer Dorian Devers, who said of the Government’s $9.9 million loan to the company, “the terms are attractive to us. We could have financed this in other ways but the terms we have been given from the PGF are more favourable. It’s a longer-term loan than we can get from a bank which is nice”?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: How many secondary school teaching positions does he estimate will need to be filled by the start of the 2019 year?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What reports has he received on mental health and addiction?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his actions and policies around the meningococcal outbreak in Northland and the meningococcal vaccination?

Hon TIM MACINDOE to the Minister for ACC: Is he satisfied that ACC has presented a compelling case for increasing by 12 percent the motor vehicle levy that New Zealand motorists must pay; if so, what is that justification?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made on market studies?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all of her Ministers?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in respect of the deportation liability of Mr Karel Sroubek, also known as Jan Antolik?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Social Development: What recognition has the Ministry of Social Development recently received for its communication with clients?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider it part of his role as Minister of Finance to ensure that the collection and use of tax revenue is undertaken carefully and in the best interests of all New Zealanders?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is he confident that KiwiBuild will meet its targets?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: When will the Government formally respond to the report of the mental health and addiction inquiry?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his actions and policies around meningococcal disease and the meningitis outbreak in Northland?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Police: What support is the Government providing to help the police improve their digital connections with the public?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Has she been advised of the date that the member for Dunedin South or her office delivered Labour Party branded booklets to Ministry of Social Development sites in Dunedin South and Mosgiel; if so, what is that date?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements has she made about community benefit from the America’s Cup?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions, including her statement yesterday when asked about geometric mean growth she said “when taking into account spreading over that period of time, spreading over the increase is a much more accurate way of taking one month out of the year”?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME 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 consider it part of his role as Minister of Finance to ensure that the collection and use of tax revenue is undertaken carefully and in the best interests of all New Zealanders?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his actions and policies around the Northland meningococcal outbreak and all Government-funded immunisations?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about capital investment in hospitals?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is he satisfied that the KiwiBuild programme will achieve good outcomes for communities?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Forestry: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding the One Billion Trees Programme?

GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Justice: Will he commit to overturning the ban on voting for people in prison?

Hon MAGGIE BARRY to the Associate Minister of Health: Is she aware of the recent international study that highlighted non-existent or sub-standard testing on surgical mesh products; if so, can she guarantee those unsafe products are not being used currently in New Zealand?

CHRIS PENK to the Minister for Courts: Does he have confidence in the Ministry of Justice’s response to lightning strikes by court staff?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: What recent reports has he seen on the Pacific economy?

Dr JIAN YANG to the Minister of Statistics: Does he have confidence in Statistics New Zealand’s handling of Census 2018 and does he stand by all his statements regarding Census 2018?

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

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

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

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Will the Housing and Urban Development Authority accelerate the pace of building of affordable homes; if so, how?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Education: Have student numbers for Student Achievement Component enrolments and learner numbers for industry training enrolments decreased by a total of 2,402 in August 2018 compared to August 2017?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that ensuring the Government spends tax revenue wisely is part of his role as Minister of Finance; if so, what is the total projected cost of all working groups, advisory groups, reference groups, ministerial groups, governance groups, reviews, inquiries, ministries, commissions, units, tribunals, committees, summits, panels, forums, task forces, teams, investigations, think tanks, councils, studies, action plans, hui, boards, stocktakes, conferences, authorities, work programmes, agendas, schemes, and reports if any, announced by this Government’s Ministers to date?

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

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by his statement on Saturday that “many of the KiwiBuild houses that we’re building don’t require the Government to spend a dollar, and that’s why we’re doing it through a buy-off-the-plan scheme”?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions and the actions of the Northland DHB relating to the outbreak of the meningococcal disease in Northland?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made regarding kauri dieback and myrtle rust research?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: What progress, if any, has been made with the currently suspended Parent Category visa, which was temporarily closed to new applications in 2016?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by all her statements regarding the potential importance of hydrogen technology for New Zealand’s energy system?

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

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Did he meet with officials on 19 September 2018 to discuss the deportation liability of Karel Sroubek, also known as Jan Antolik; if so, at what time?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Transport: Has he seen reports that 41 percent of households with incomes below the average level are now spending less on essential items like food and power because of higher petrol prices, and if so, will he reconsider the two further petrol tax increases planned this term?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all of the Government’s policies on State highways?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What progress, if any, has been made towards tackling the national housing crisis?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Can he confirm that a purchaser of a KiwiBuild house can sell that same house within three years and keep 70 percent of any capital profit that may arise?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Does he have confidence in Deputy Commissioner of Police Wally Haumaha?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Police: How is the Government tracking towards its commitment to strive towards adding 1,800 new police officers?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to the energy and resources portfolio?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Employment: What recent reports has he seen regarding the state of employment in New Zealand?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How many people and what sectors of the economy have been on strike in the past 12 months?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Why is the percentage of working-age people on the jobseeker benefit rising, according to MSD, when the unemployment rate according to Statistics New Zealand is falling?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent announcements have been made regarding Provincial Growth Fund support to economic development agencies?

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

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has he made about Budget 2019?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to Karel Sroubek, also known as Jan Antolik?

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 his deportation liability?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Social Development: What announcements has she recently made regarding family violence funding?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of the Government’s statements, policies, and actions in relation to the economy?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all of his Government’s policies and actions in relation to the transport portfolio?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about the new Wellington Children’s Hospital?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does the report of the Inquiry into the Appointment Process for a Deputy Commissioner of Police recommend that the appointment process be reopened?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by all her answers to Oral Question No. 10 yesterday?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Revenue: How is the Government enabling improvements in the way New Zealanders interact with the revenue system?

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

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Justice: Is he considering making any changes to New Zealand’s electoral law in the remainder of this parliamentary term?

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

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

JO LUXTON to the Associate Minister of Education: What work has she done to deliver on the recommendations of the Education and Science Committee in relation to dyslexia, dyspraxia, and children on the autism spectrum?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider consumer confidence to be an important measure of the strength of the New Zealand economy; if so, what does the trend in consumer confidence since the election say about it?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to Karel Sroubek, also known as Jan Antolik?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: What steps, if any, has the Government taken to support teachers in classrooms?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by his statement that if the KiwiBuild Buying off the Plans initiative targets are met, the total financial value may be between $3.7 billion and $4.7 billion over three years, and what KiwiBuild developments have been announced so far through the Buying off the Plans initiative?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What recent reports, if any, has she seen on the state of the electricity market, and does she believe Government policy has the ability to impact the market positively or negatively?

MICHAEL WOOD to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What reports has he seen on banking culture and conduct?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Which Ministers, if any, have been provided with a copy or executive summary of the final report of the Government Inquiry into the Appointment Process for a Deputy Commissioner of Police, and when were those Ministers provided with those copies or summaries?