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Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and policies?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by the statements and policies of this Government regarding New Zealand’s economy?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: Will this Government’s Families Package support low- and middle-income families; if so, how?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his answer yesterday when he said “I reject the premise of that question” when asked why he allowed “his office to put pressure on the CEO of the Counties Manukau DHB not to release documents that would have contradicted his own public statements”; if so, how does he reconcile that with the Counties Manukau DHB CEO emailing board members saying “unfortunately we are under some pressure from the Minister’s office about what we can and cannot say”?

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

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Revenue: What recent announcements has he made in relation to cracking down on non-compliance in the tax system?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his statements and policies regarding evicting anti-social Housing New Zealand tenants?

No question lodged.

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his statement to the House last week, “Fonterra cannot wander around making advertisements, such as they did this year, drawing on the countryside and the personalities of country people and not expect the ‘champion of the country’ to hold them accountable”?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Employment: What recent announcements has he made about young people not engaged in education, employment, or training?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of State Services: What advice, if any, has he received about accommodation for Government departments?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: When did she receive the peer review of Dr Tony Enright’s report on CodeMark accreditation of aluminium composite panels?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What feedback has the Government received on the Families Package?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and policies?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by the statements and policies of this Government regarding New Zealand’s economy?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is the Government progressing work towards the targets of 1,000 KiwiBuild homes built in 2018/19, 5,000 in 2019/20, and 10,000 in 2020/21; if so, how?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statements after the revised DHB Multi-Employer Collective Agreement offer was strongly rejected by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation members yesterday that “We have gone as far as we can in terms of extra Government money” and “I hope cool heads will prevail and industrial action can be avoided”?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements, actions, and voicemails in relation to the Counties Manukau DHB?

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Minister of State Services: What action is he taking to lift the wages for the lowest-paid workers in our public services?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by all his statements and actions regarding his Government’s justice policies?

Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Tourism: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to the Tourism portfolio?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent announcements has he made regarding regional economic development?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister for Land Information: Does she stand by all her actions and statements in regard to the Cresswell NZ Ltd application?

DENISE LEE to the Minister of Local Government: Is she satisfied with the current Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987?

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

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Tourism: Does he stand by all the statements he made to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee last week?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions in relation to Waikeria Prison?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education): What progress has he made to strengthen the capability of the education system to raise educational achievement for young Māori?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Corrections: What recent announcements has he made to address the growing prison population?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by all of his Government’s justice policies and decisions?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to increase the number of alcohol and drug detoxification beds in Auckland?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his reported statement that “as the CEO leaves Fonterra, the chairman should in quick order catch the next cab out of town”?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Has she developed comprehensive and tested contingencies to replace gas’s role in New Zealand’s total energy demand, with MBIE having recently downgraded the reserves of the country’s largest gas field, Pohokura, by 27.2 percent?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Customs: What initiatives has the Government taken to curb the smuggling of methamphetamines into New Zealand?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his decisions and actions regarding the National Oracle Solution (NOS) programme?

CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent announcements has he made regarding regional economies?

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

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

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: Will the Families Package help New Zealanders meet the cost of living; if so, how?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Is he satisfied that the capital programme and the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax proposal cannot reasonably be fully funded from sources other than a regional fuel tax; if so, why?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by all his Government’s justice policies and decisions?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What has been the reaction of the construction sector to the KiwiBuild Invitation to Participate?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the statements by Professor Janet McLean in respect of his Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill that “The foundational principle of New Zealand’s constitution is that the government of the day may continue in office for only as long as it continues to enjoy the support of the House of Representatives” and “This bill gives a Parliamentary leader of a party (including the Prime Minister) the power to sanction MPs who by their actions indicate they intend to cross the floor of the House including in a possible vote of no confidence. This would be a serious change to the New Zealand constitution and undermine one of its central democracy-protecting mechanisms”?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his decisions and actions regarding the National Oracle Solution programme?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Small Business: What recent announcements has he made in relation to e-invoicing?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister for Land Information: Does she stand by all her statements and actions?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What steps is the Ministry of Social Development taking to ensure community housing providers, including marae, are able to access funding for transitional and emergency housing for people who are homeless this winter?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in her Minister of Justice and all of her Government’s justice policies and decisions?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: Will the Government’s Families Package assist low- and middle-income families; if so, how?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What are the current levels of the Business Confidence Index and Own Activity Index according to the 31 May 2018 ANZ Business Outlook Survey, and how do these compare to the previous month?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she agree with the statement made by the Ministry of Social Development that “The Ministry works hard to protect the integrity of the welfare system to ensure it remains fair for all New Zealanders, which can include prosecution where clear evidence of fraud exists”?

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Why did he commission a review by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, into meth contamination standards?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many KiwiBuild houses has the Government built to date?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Will the proposed Auckland regional fuel tax increase the cost of living for Aucklanders?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What services has the Department of Internal Affairs provided to assist new parents?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by all his Government’s justice policies and decisions?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What opportunities do New Zealanders have to give their views on how NCEA can better prepare students for life after school?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Can he confirm he sought operational funding of $515.3 million over 4 years to deliver his preferred model of 1,800 new police in 3 years, and alternatively sought $346.4 million over 4 years to deliver them in 4 years; if so, why did Budget 2018 only appropriate $298.8 million in operational funding?

Hon JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Tourism: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

To be announced.

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

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

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What announcements has the Government made regarding trade and export growth?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Are there income limits that prospective KiwiBuild buyers will need to meet; if so, what are they?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Is the price of fuel a factor that he will be taking into consideration when he makes future decisions on fuel taxes; if so, will he drop his proposals for increased fuel taxes if the price of fuel reaches $3 per litre?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How will Budget 2018 start the rebuilding of public housing in New Zealand?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all his promises in education; if so, does he stand by his statement in February 2018 regarding ending school donations, “As it is Budget sensitive I can’t comment further at this point”?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister for Social Development: What changes can New Zealanders expect on 1 July as part of the Families Package?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What is she doing to promote informed investment decisions about minerals exploration and production, as required by the Crown Minerals Act 1991?

NUK KORAKO to the Minister for Māori Development: Does she agree with all of the decisions made regarding Vote Māori Development in Budget 2018?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs: What progress, if any, has been made on the review of the operation of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Has Housing New Zealand performed to his expectations in relation to the Banff Avenue housing development?

To be announced.

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What priorities did the Budget Policy Statement 2018 set out?

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: Is he confident that each of the decisions made as part of Budget 2018 and all savings made will improve the well-being of New Zealanders?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister of Forestry: What recent announcements has he made regarding the one billion trees programme?

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

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he agree with MBIE Deputy Chief Executive Paul Stocks’ 12 April comments to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee in relation to the Provincial Growth Fund, “we are working on the basis that we want a good deal of sunlight where public money is involved”; if so, will he instruct his officials at MBIE to release any funding agreements between MBIE and the recipients of funds for the projects announced so far?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What reports has he seen on the public housing waiting list?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements, actions, and policy commitments?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by his response to Oral Questions on Thursday 10 May that his Government was working to turn Labour’s “manifesto commitments into policy that can be implemented” and we “will see the fruition of that work in the very near future”; if so, when specifically will he implement those policies?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What are the priorities for health in Budget 2018?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Why did he receive a paper entitled “Alternative Five Year Phasing Options for 1800 New Police” on 29 March and what were the main recommendations of that paper?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by all her Ministry’s recent decisions and actions?

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: What effect will additional borrowing and the proposed increase in petrol tax and levies have on the New Zealand economy?

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: Will the Government demonstrate fiscal responsibility in Budget 2018; if so, how?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: When he told the media last week in relation to KiwiBuild that “The important thing is to have some clear guidelines out there, make them transparent and stick to them”, what did he mean?

Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister for Biosecurity: Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to Mycoplasma bovis?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How will KiwiBuild help developers build new homes for Kiwi families?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his actions and statements on fuel taxes?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Education: What actions has the coalition Government taken to work with New Zealanders to develop a future vision of education?

Hon ALFRED NGARO to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement in relation to childcare services that “We need to know who the kids are; what places are best going to meet their needs; and then match them”?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does he stand by his statement on Q+A, in respect of New Zealand businesses, “if a small change to the minimum wage is going to be that detrimental to them, they don’t sound resilient”?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development: What recent announcements has she made regarding the Growing Up in New Zealand study?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Employment: Does he stand by his joint press statement with the Minister for Social Development of 16 March 2018, which said “Seasonal work can be a good option for many people looking to get back into work and for some could provide the type of work life and meaningful employment they are seeking”; if so, what is his policy response to jobseekers who would rather stay on the dole than take up one of the 7,000 fruit-picking job vacancies that are available?