Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all her Ministers?

CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister for Infrastructure: What announcements has he made recently?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he think it reflects well on the Government’s economic management that the ANZ business confidence index is at its lowest level since 2008 and the ANZ own activity index is at its lowest level since 2009?

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

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his reported statements regarding the establishment of an Urban Development Authority?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What steps, if any, has the Government taken to ensure families who are renting their homes have secure, stable, warm, and dry homes?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Does the National Land Transport Programme announced last week give New Zealand road users good value for the road user charges and fuel taxes they are paying?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does he believe he has followed the process set out in the State Services Commission document Board Appointment and Induction Guidelines in making appointments to health sector entities?

Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: What progress, if any, has this Government made towards the regeneration of Greater Christchurch?

Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister for Small Business: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding small business?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Employment: Was the unemployment rate 4.9 percent when he was sworn in as Minister, as he stated on Newshub Nation on Saturday, 1 September?

JO LUXTON to the Minister for Small Business: What initiatives has he recently announced to support small businesses?

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

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of the statements and actions of the Government in respect of the economy?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on how infrastructure will improve productivity and living standards in New Zealand?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by his Government’s policies and statements on electoral law, particularly those affecting the free speech of members of Parliament?

SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he have confidence in Housing New Zealand’s tenancy management and the way it manages the State housing stock?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does he support the decisions made by the Southern District Health Board contained in the primary maternity decision document released last Friday?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: What advice has he received on the likelihood of a two-day primary teacher strike and the potential impact that would have on students’ learning?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What progress, if any, has been made in implementing the Government’s KiwiBuild programme?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister for the Environment: What success, if any, has he had in establishing Kahui Wai Māori - the Māori Freshwater Forum?

Dr JIAN YANG to the Minister of Statistics: Does he have confidence in Statistics New Zealand?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What recent announcements has she made to help facilitate greater uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What advice, if any, has she received on the effect of the Government’s proposed R & D tax incentive on businesses that are yet to record a positive cash-flow?

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

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

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government’s management of the New Zealand economy?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking to address the concerns raised by primary school teachers?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Will KiwiBuild adjust to the market if the housing market falls by 10 percent or more; if so, how?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Forestry: How does he arrive at the conclusion that the “$480 million odd dollars” accessed from the Provincial Growth Fund for forestry will lead to at least 2,000 jobs, unspecified commercial returns, and other returns that he conceives to be “nigh on $3 billion”, and, specifically, what are the components of the “nigh on $3 billion” sum?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister of Forestry: What recent announcements has he made regarding the One Billion Trees programme?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does her Government expect high standards from all Government departments and Ministers?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How many people have gone on strike this year compared to previous periods, and will the Government’s employment relations policies encourage more strike action in the future?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What is the Government doing to lift wages?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What reports has she seen on the process she is undertaking to give effect to the Government’s decision to ban offshore exploration for oil and gas?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions on cybersecurity in the health portfolio?

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DARROCH BALL to the Minister of Defence: What progress, if any, has been made regarding the procurement of a flight simulator for the NH90 helicopter fleet?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does her Government expect high standards from all Government departments and Ministers?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Has he received the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy statement released today that shows GDP growth forecasts in the coming year have fallen by 0.5 percent; if so, what effect would lower GDP have on Government revenue?

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

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements with regard to the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Revenue: What recent steps has he taken to prevent the misuse of tax treaties by multinationals to avoid or minimise tax?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she stand by all her statements around the Government inquiry into the appointment of the Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree, in respect of the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill, with the description by his ministerial colleague Eugenie Sage that it is a “dead rat that we have to swallow”, and by Greens at Vic that “The bill is a threat to democracy and terrible legislation”; if so, why is he continuing to argue for its passage?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Immigration: What announcements has he made on post-study work rights for international students?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: What are the key elements to be addressed in the “risk and liability reallocation” work in relation to the construction industry she announced yesterday during question time?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Employment: What recent announcements has the Government made to support employers and young people?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in the broadcasting, communications, and digital media portfolio?

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

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the need for innovation in the New Zealand economy?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s comment, “I absolutely believe that our agenda will grow the economy, will make sure businesses are in a position to grow and prosper, because I need that economic growth to be able to lift the well-being of all New Zealanders”?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he still think the ANZ survey of business confidence is junk?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements has he made about the Family Court?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What advice, if any, did she receive in respect of the obligation to act in accordance with the Minerals Programme for Petroleum regarding the Government’s decision to offer no new offshore permits?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: What procedures, if any, will she put into place to ensure Government agencies adhere to MBIE’s Government procurement guidelines for construction projects?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by all of his statements on the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill and the potential chilling effect it will have on the expression of dissenting views?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she stand by all her statements around the Government inquiry into the appointment of the Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What confidence can the public take from the review of the National Bowel Screening Programme that was released this morning?

STUART SMITH to the Minister of Justice: What advice, if any, has he received on the need for the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL 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 policies and actions?

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

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Education: What recent progress, if any, has been made on the Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his reported statements regarding KiwiBuild?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Do the funding allocations in the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport justify increases in fuel taxes over the next 3 years; if so, how?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister for Building and Construction: What are the outcomes of yesterday’s meeting between Ministers and representatives of the construction sector?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development:  Does he stand by his statement to Q+A on Sunday, regarding the effect of employment relations reforms on regional economic development, “I’m entitled to hear the concerns of provincial employers; I’m entitled to hear the concerns of regional leaders”; if so, what are the concerns he’s hearing?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Will he commit to reducing teacher ratios in primary schools in this term of Government to reduce class sizes?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister of Defence: What recent reports has he received on the New Zealand Defence Force’s approach to paying the living wage?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the statement by the Attorney-General that his Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill will have a chilling effect on the expression of dissenting views by MPs?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Is she confident that the Government inquiry into the process around the appointment of the Deputy Police Commissioner will retain public confidence with her as its responsible Minister?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government’s management of the New Zealand economy?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his statements regarding the Crown’s potential risk in relation to the insolvency of KiwiBuild developers?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Do the funding allocations in the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport justify increases in fuel taxes over the next 3 years; if so, how?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does his description of the ANZ survey of business confidence as “junk” include the ANZ Own Activity Index, which has dropped to the lowest level since May 2009?

RAYMOND HUO to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How will the Government’s Urban Growth Agenda enable the construction of affordable homes for young families?

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

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the statement yesterday by Dr Bryce Edwards of Victoria University that the waka-jumping bill itself is bad enough for democracy but the process surrounding the bill has also been a blow against democracy, and it makes the “legislation process look like a turning point in the health of this Government”?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: What steps is he taking to address serious financial viability issues affecting New Zealand’s institutes of technology and polytechnics sector?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does she agree with the comments of Property Council Chief Executive Connal Townsend that there is a “perfect storm” in the building and construction sector that includes issues with cost escalations, allocation of risk, lack of skills, and problems with the Building Act 2004?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister for Land Information: Does she agree with Forest and Bird that the Government has failed to clean up the historic anomaly around the ownership of Mount White Station, and is it in any way related to the 126 pastoral lease reviews that have completed the review process and are presently awaiting her ministerial sign-off?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Employment: What recent reports has he seen that demonstrate the progress young people not in employment, education, or training are making under this coalition Government?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: If she could redo the appointment process for the membership of the Government inquiry into the appointment process for a Deputy Commissioner of Police, would she do anything differently; if so, what?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies and actions?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Education: Has he seen advice from Education New Zealand which estimates that the proposed changes to post-study work rights for international students could cost the economy $486 million a year, and how many jobs are projected to be lost within private training establishments as a result of these changes?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What progress has been made on establishing the tripartite Forum on the Future of Work?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government’s management of the New Zealand economy?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the Prime Minister regarding teacher strikes, who said “if we had more money we would have put it up there”, and what would be the salary increase for primary teachers if the Government had not prioritised free tertiary fees and instead put that funding into teacher salaries?

DARROCH BALL to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What plans does the Government have to assist with international firefighting efforts?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the reported statement by Rt Hon Winston Peters yesterday on the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill that if MPs were allowed to party-hop that would destroy the democratic fundamentals of society, and his previous statement that “Members of Parliament have to be free to follow their conscience. They were elected to represent their constituents, not to swear an oath of blind allegiance to a political party”?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in Pauline Kingi leading the independent enquiry into the process around the appointment of Mr Wally Haumaha as Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What progress has been made on the implementation of a Research and Development tax incentive?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Corrections: What advice has he sought, if any, in relation to footage posted on YouTube which appears to be of Mongrel Mob gang members using tattooing equipment on one another at Rimutaka Prison?

SARAH DOWIE to the Minister of Conservation: Is it still Government policy that there will be no new mining on conservation land?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking to ensure that New Zealand’s qualification system meets the needs of citizens and employers?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies and actions?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What impact is global economic conditions having on the New Zealand economy, and what changes, if any, are required to respond to these conditions?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government’s management of the New Zealand economy?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education): Does he stand by all his statements and actions in regard to Māori education?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: What plans, if any, does he have to ensure more students have more time with teachers, and students with more complex needs get access to the support they need?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he stand by the Government’s economic development strategy?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Education: What action, if any, is the Government taking to increase the supply of teachers?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements, policies, and actions?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the statements on the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill made by Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on Friday that, “it is a bill which is undemocratic”, and that this bill “does threaten democracy”?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Social Development: What recent announcements has she made that highlight this Government’s industry partnership-focused approach to employment?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in the process that led to the appointment of Dr Pauline Kingi as chair of the Government inquiry into the appointment of Wally Haumaha as the Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What recent progress has been made, if any, to address safe staffing for nurses working in our hospitals?