Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on the Government’s financial statements?

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

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

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Why is the Government proposing to cut the state highway improvement budget by two-thirds over the next 10 years, from a mid-point of $1.375 billion next year, to just $425 million in 2028?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he think there will be a greater or lesser level of investment in New Zealand’s regions in the next few years when he takes into account investment by the Provincial Growth Fund, other Government investments such as road transport funding, and private sector investment, both domestic and foreign?

KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister of Transport: Why does the Government’s draft policy statement on land transport contain increases in investment in safety and local and regional roads?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: Does she stand by all her statements and actions?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What steps has he taken to ensure Deloitte, as independent reviewer of the $90 million National Oracle Solution Programme, is independent of the companies under review?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Education: What progress has been made in setting up a review of the Tomorrow’s Schools model?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by his statement that his Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill does not allow party leaders to remove members of Parliament when section 55A states that the seat of a member of Parliament becomes vacant when the party leader delivers the appropriate written notice to the Speaker?

JO HAYES to the Minister for Whānau Ora: Does he agree with his reported comments to Māori Television on 31 October last year that he expected the review process of Whānau Ora to begin within the first 100 days of Government?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is he doing to ensure the safety of New Zealand consumers?

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

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Associate Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Minister of Finance’s statement that he wants to see a “significant increase” in the supply of housing, and what role will non-New Zealand developers and capital play in meeting this goal?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What priorities does he have for Budget 2018?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many houses is he planning to build on the Unitec site and how many of them will be KiwiBuild houses?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What exactly is the Government purchasing with the Provincial Growth Fund’s $5.8 million payment to the Minginui Nursery, and what will the Government purchase with the $6 million payment to the Ngati Hine Forestry Trust, the announcement of which he said last week “is imminent”?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Health: What risks, if any, are there to staff and patients in light of recent reports about the condition of the facilities at Middlemore Hospital?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his Government’s policy and decisions made regarding partnership schools?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Fisheries: What recent decisions has he made in relation to the CRA2 fisheries management area?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What steps is he taking to ensure that the $90 million National Oracle Solution (NOS) IT programme is on track?

SARAH DOWIE to the Minister of Conservation: Does she support the Department of Conservation’s policy position that cameras on commercial fishing vessels are essential if we are to reverse the decline in marine species like seabirds?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What reports has he seen about regional connectivity?

BRETT HUDSON to the Associate Minister of State Services (Open Government): Does she stand by all of her answers to oral and written questions?

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

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Finance: What does Treasury’s 2018 Investment Statement say about the condition of the public health estate?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister responsible for the NZ Security Intelligence Service: Does he agree with Rt Hon Winston Peters who said in the House yesterday that “NZSIS advises it is aware of Russian intelligence activity in New Zealand and, where it is seen appropriate, action is taken”; if so, what is that action?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements on transport priorities for this Government?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his answers to Oral Question No 9 yesterday?

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

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has he made about community iwi panels?

TODD MULLER to the Minister for Climate Change: Has he received advice from officials relating to the expected contribution to a 2050 climate change target from a programme to plant a billion trees over the next decade?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: Who from her office contacted Radio New Zealand on two occasions to raise the issue of the inconsistencies in Carol Hirschfeld’s account of the circumstances of their meeting?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What announcements has he made about the minimum wage?

Hon NICKY WAGNER to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: Does she stand by all her answers to Oral Question No 10 on 22 March?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What steps is the Government taking to make renting more affordable for Kiwi families?

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

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Deputy Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: What recent moves has the Government made to help more teachers into classrooms?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Will he guarantee any new taxes resulting from the Tax Working Group will have their total nominal revenue off-set by tax reductions in other areas?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his answers to Oral Question No 10 in the House yesterday?

DARROCH BALL to the Minister for Veterans: What progress, if any, has been made regarding the repatriation of the remains of New Zealand military personnel and dependants who were buried overseas after 1 January 1955?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What will New Zealand’s response be to reports that following the Salisbury nerve agent attack 150 Russian diplomats have been expelled from 26 countries plus NATO?

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

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Health: Does he have confidence in the governance of the Waikato DHB given the findings of the Ombler Report?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: On how many occasions has she met with Carol Hirschfeld since becoming Minister?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Civil Defence: What engagements has he recently had regarding improving responses to emergencies?

To be announced.

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

Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What does the Treasury’s 2018 Investment Statement show about the state of the Government’s balance sheet?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: How much capital expenditure is this Government forecast to spend in the period 2018-2022 compared to the previous Government over these same years, and how much of the difference is funded by an increase in debt?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Economic Development: Does this Government have a broad economic development strategy; if so, what is it?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission: What announcements has the Government made about changes to how the Earthquake Commission operates?

Hon DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by his statement on the Marae programme that “the problem right now is that corrections doesn’t have any flexibility…we’re in a real bind”?

Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Associate Minister for the Environment: Does she agree with the statements in the Annual Report of the Environmental Protection Authority, “we have our share of science deniers, who oppose fluoride, 1080, vaccinations, glyphosate, genetic modification, and much more” and “our Chief Scientist is prominent in emphasising the evidence, data, and science that underpins EPA decision making”; if so, why?

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

SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Justice: Should maximum legislated sentences reflect the seriousness of the crime committed?

Hon NICKY WAGNER to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: Does she stand by all her answers to written questions?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for the Environment: What does he think New Zealanders have to celebrate on World Water Day?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: Does she stand by all her Government’s policies and actions in the Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media portfolio?

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Minister of Finance: What recent advice has he received on the impact of the Government’s Families Package?

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

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Education: Does he believe his Government has handled the issue of charter schools well?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Disability Issues: What events has she recently hosted regarding the employment of people with disabilities?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her reported statement when personally receiving a petition from Greenpeace on Monday to end oil and gas exploration that the Government was “actively considering” the issue?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: When he set the capital allowance for Budget 2018 at $3.4 billion in his Budget Policy Statement, was it his intention to fully fund all capital projects announced to date within this allowance?

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister for the Environment: What announcements has the Government made regarding aluminium waste in Southland and Central Otago?

Hon ALFRED NGARO to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: Does she stand by her statement that “There shouldn’t be politics in child poverty”?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Transport: What actions is he taking to ensure the reliability of transport links for the South Island?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Will he be advising the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week that his first bill as Minister of Justice amends the Electoral Act 1993 to allow party leaders to dismiss an MP from Parliament, and that in the view of twenty legal experts from the Universities of Auckland, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago, it breaches the Bill of Rights; if not, why not?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Defence: Does he remain committed to supporting the 2016 Defence Capability Plan?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How much new money has the Government announced as part of her “formal” launch of MBIE’s Innovative Partnership Programme last week?

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

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: Is he committed to an operating allowance in Budget 2018 of $2.6 billion, and does he agree with the Prime Minister’s answer on The Nation from the weekend when asked whether the Government has extra money to reduce child poverty, “We don’t”?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: How much is the coalition Government planning to invest in new capital over the next five years according to the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update, and how does that compare to the previous Government’s plans?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by all his statements?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his Cabinet paper statement that “Regional economic development is an essential component of the Government’s economic strategy”?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Can he confirm that projects in Northland only receive Provincial Growth Fund support because he lives in Kerikeri?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she stand by her reported comments in Energy News on 13 March this year?

TODD MULLER to the Minister for Climate Change: Does he agree with the Prime Minister when she said that the world has already made the decision to transition out of fossil fuels?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What response has he seen to Government initiatives that are intended to boost the supply of affordable housing in Auckland?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: How many KiwiBuild houses have been built in the 145 days he has been in Government?

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

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What progress has the Government made on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership?

MARK PATTERSON to the Minister of Defence: What progress has been made on the coalition Government’s commitment to expand the Limited Service Volunteer Scheme?

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

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What discussions did he have on economic issues on his trip to South Korea and Singapore?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Does he still intend for all new capital expenditure in Budget 2018 to fit within the $3.4 billion capital allowance as stated in the 2018 Budget Policy Statement?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all his statements on the proposed Kiwibuild programme?

GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Statistics: How is this year’s census different from previous years?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: Does she believe it is important for State-owned broadcasters to be independent?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by all the decisions and statements he has made regarding the Provincial Growth Fund?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission: What steps has she taken to speed up the fair resolution of outstanding claims relating to the Christchurch earthquakes that occurred seven years ago?

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

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Defence: Does he stand by all his statements?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What concerns does he have about the future provision of vocational education in New Zealand’s regions?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement, “We have a high standard of expectation for our Ministers”, and does she believe her Government is adhering to these high standards?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Education: What action has the Government taken to preserve tertiary education in the regions?

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

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Minister of Justice: What announcements has the Government made regarding the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: What funds has the Government publicly announced in the last week that have been allocated from between-budget contingencies or from pre-commitments against Budget 2018’s operating and capital allowances, broken down by description and amounts?

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does his ministry consult with other ministries in preparing recommendations on projects to be funded from his $1 billion Provincial Growth Fund?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Associate Minister for the Environment: What action is she taking in response to yesterday’s Greenpeace petition from over 65,000 New Zealanders calling for an end to plastic bags?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does he have confidence in the advice he receives from officials?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Social Development: Will the Families Package benefit Maori and Pacific people; if so, how?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Transport: Is the current industrial action by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union in Auckland assisting the Government’s efforts to encourage greater public transport use?

Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Defence: Does he stand by his statement, “I’ve always said that we have utmost confidence in the culture and professionalism in our Defence Force personnel that we deploy internationally”?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What action is the Government taking to improve health and safety in the State sector?

Questions to Members

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Chairperson of the Health Committee: What progress can she report on the Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill?