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Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s policies?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Is he confident he has met all his responsibilities under the Public Finance Act 1989 in relation to his Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update released last Thursday?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Finance: What reaction has he seen to the Budget Policy Statement and Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update that were released last week?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by all his statements, including “I’ve discovered that anecdotes are not always a good way of making Government policy”?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What recent announcements has he made regarding State houses?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Employment: Does he agree with the comments on newsroom.co.nz that “having not kept a close eye on the unemployment rate he was surprised to be told by officials after becoming Minister that it was at its lowest rate in a decade”?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Local Government: What will she do to build support and acceptance for Māori participation in local government?

CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister of Forestry: What announcements has he made today about Crown forestry?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Statistics: Can he confirm it is Government policy to review the official measures for unemployment to ensure they accurately reflect the workforce of the 21st century; if so, when does he expect that review to commence?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for ACC: What advice does he have for New Zealanders about staying safe and healthy over the holiday season?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister for Government Digital Services: What is the difference between the Government Chief Technology Officer, the Government Chief Information Officer, and the new Chief Technology Officer role that she has created?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Finance: What reaction has he seen to the package of measures contained in the Families Package (Income Tax and Benefits) Bill that passed through the House last week?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s policies?

JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What reports has he received about increased international opposition to whaling in the Southern Ocean?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: How many new specific fiscal risks are in the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update released last Thursday?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What recent policy decisions has the Government made regarding housing?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by all his statements on the Regional Development (Provincial Growth) Fund?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Associate Minister of Finance: How is the Government preserving the right of New Zealanders to own New Zealand homes?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Justice: Will the Government be seeking to advance the Electoral Integrity Amendment Bill today; if so, is it his intention to move that it be referred to select committee for the standard six-month period of consideration?

GARETH HUGHES to the Minister for Climate Change: Why has he announced that he will be consulting with New Zealanders on a Zero Carbon Act, setting new targets and plans to reduce climate pollution?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he agree with all reported statements made by Hon Phil Twyford in relation to housing; if so, on what date did he realise that Housing New Zealand was already “moving in the right direction”?

JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Conservation: Will access agreements on conservation land be possible for existing mining permits in the future, as is currently the case?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s economic and fiscal policies?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his statements on economic and fiscal policy?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What are the key priorities outlined in the Government’s Budget Policy Statement?

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What reports has he received on New Zealand’s relationship with important allies?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Climate Change: What is the Government doing to work with local authorities and communities to help plan for the effects of rising sea levels caused by climate change?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister for the Environment: Does he agree with his officials from the Ministry for the Environment who stated in their Briefing to the Incoming Minister that “failures in the resource management and planning system have system-wide effects that impact all New Zealanders, such as the ability to deliver sufficient development capacity for housing”; if so, does he intend to overhaul the Resource Management Act 1991 in this term of Parliament?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Forestry: Does he stand by the policy in the Speech from the Throne, “this Government is committed to a new planting programme, planting 100 million trees a year to reach a billion more trees in 10 years”?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Is she satisfied that all New Zealanders are able to properly meet their heating and energy needs over the winter months; if not, what is the Government doing to support them?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What progress, if any, has she made lifting research and development expenditure towards the Government’s target of 2 percent of GDP?

MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media: What are her immediate priorities for the Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media portfolio?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Social Development: How does the Government propose to make being in work more sustainable for families, and lift them out of poverty?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement in the Speech from the Throne: “Building a truly prosperous country means sharing the wealth generated by our economy”; if so, under current law how much less tax will a teacher without children on the full-time average wage pay per year from 1 April 2018 compared to now?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Finance: Does he support using a wider set of measures of success for the economy; if so, why?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: Does she consider material deprivation as an important indicator of children in poverty; if so, will her Government use it as one of their measures to show any reduction in child poverty?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Does he accept that there is a major shortage of teachers going into the 2018 school year; if so, what will he do to address it?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Is it his intention that in the year commencing 1 April 2018, each superannuitant couple will receive $681 less in New Zealand superannuation payments than they otherwise would under the law as it currently stands?

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

DARROCH BALL to the Minister of Defence: What reports has he received on cost pressures within Defence projects?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the Treasury statement that the removal of National Standards should “be delayed until the new assessment framework is ready for implementation. This is to prevent a gap in systems-level information on the overall performance of primary schools and the foundational skills of reading, writing and maths, which are critical to later success in education and training”; if not, why not?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Has he received any advice from officials about recruiting 1,800 additional police over the next 3 years; if so, on what dates did he receive that advice?

RINO TIRIKATENE to the Minister of Health: What reports has he received about the Southern Partnership Group?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Of the 276,041 people currently on working-age benefits, how many have been on a benefit for more than 20 years and how many people will she reduce it by in the next year?

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent reports has she received on Māori and Pacific adults’ access to primary health care?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her Government’s policy to “create more jobs”; if so, can she confirm that over 245,000 jobs have been created in the last 2 years?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has he made regarding the Reserve Bank?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Transport: Which statement does he agree with: his statement in the House last week that “no existing and funded roading project other than the East-West Link has been altered by the Government”, or the Minister of Finance’s reported comments, in relation to roading priorities, that “there are other priorities around New Zealand as well, in terms of investing in rail and getting coastal shipping going, improving our regional roads”?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: What was the marginal personal income tax rate paid by someone on the full-time median wage on 1 April 2011, and how does this compare to the expected marginal rate paid by someone on the full-time median wage on 1 April 2018 under his tax package?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Education: Does he consider it acceptable that young New Zealanders’ literacy levels have fallen significantly, as measured by the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study; if not, how does the Government propose to turn this around?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Will he scrap all public-private partnership arrangements involving school infrastructure; if so, what is the potential cost of doing this?

CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Associate Minister of Health: What restrictions on surgical mesh has the Government made, in order to protect women’s health?

SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by all his statements in relation to prison population growth?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Employment: Does he stand by his statement in the Manukau Courier, “for 9 years we’ve had Government policy which has offered up little more than lip service to job creation”; if so, can he confirm that in the past 2 years an average of more than 10,000 jobs a month have been created in this country?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Agriculture: What is he doing to protect and enhance New Zealand’s trade reputation for agricultural exports?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Police: Which of the following statements by Jacinda Ardern does he agree with, “… we already budgeted for an extra 1,000 police so that is just an additional $40 million required”; or “the additional police that’s probably one of the larger figures that’s about an extra $80 million in order to fulfil that one”?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What does the briefing he received as incoming Minister say about the impact KiwiBuild will have?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: Does she stand by all her statements?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Can he confirm that from 1 April 2018 people earning the full-time average wage who are single with no children, families with grown-up children, and young couples starting out with no children will all pay more personal income tax than they would do from that date under the law as it currently stands?

JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What reaction has he seen to the Government’s fees-free tertiary education policy?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Transport: Which specific and identifiable roading projects are a priority for the Government?

Hon NATHAN GUY to the Minister of Agriculture: What specific costs were identified in the paper he received on 16 November 2017 in relation to creating separate entities for Forestry, Fisheries, Biosecurity, and Food Safety?

DARROCH BALL to the Minister for Veterans: Does he stand by all his statements?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Does she plan to reduce the number of people on benefits; if so, how does she plan do this?

BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Justice: What reform is he planning to make to the Official Information Act 1982?

VIRGINIA ANDERSEN to the Attorney-General: What evidence did the Report of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry: Stage 2 find regarding undue delay and prevarication in addressing poor drinking water quality?

Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Forestry: Does he agree with the statement in the Speech from the Throne, “This government is committed to a new planting programme, planting 100 million trees a year to reach a billion more trees in 10 years”?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What is her target for Government research and development spending over the next 3 years to help her achieve the coalition Government’s goal of spending 2 percent of New Zealand GDP on research and development?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in the House yesterday in relation to her Government’s “ready for work” scheme that “sanctions have long been a part of our welfare system, and that won’t change”?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: How many children will her Government move out of poverty by 1 July 2019?

JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Women: What recent reports has she received on women in leadership and the impact it is having on the New Zealand economy?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Is it his intention that from 1 April 2018 an individual on the average wage with no children will pay $1,060 more in personal income tax than they would do from that date under the law as it currently stands?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What factors has he taken into account in developing the priorities within the Budget Policy Statement?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Transport: Which specific and identifiable roading projects are a priority for the Government?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Education: How will the Government’s fees-free policy benefit workers and employers?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education): What plans does he have to strengthen the capability of the education system to respond to the identity, language, and culture of children and young people to raise educational achievement, and how does he plan to lead work to grow the quality and quantity of Te Reo Māori in the education system?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Health: What plans does the Government have to improve access to primary care?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Employment: Does he stand by all his statements on fixing unemployment?

BRETT HUDSON to the Associate Minister of State Services (Open Government): Does she stand by her statements about open and transparent Government?

DARROCH BALL to the Deputy Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; if so, why?

Rt Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What are the main elements of the Budget Policy Statement that will be released on 14 December?

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

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his comments last week that the Government will seek to reprioritise spending programmes of the previous Government, and is investing in new roads one of the programmes that will be reprioritised?

PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Has he been informed of any funding problems in emergency and transitional housing?

Hon AMY ADAMS to the Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry: Who will bear potential liability under health and safety legislation for any re-entry of the Pike River drift that he approves, and what is the range of penalties that could be imposed on them in the event of a breach of workplace safety obligations?

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Fisheries: Which recommendations, if any, of the New Zealand Initiative report The Future Catch does he intend to adopt and announce, before Christmas?

JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Who will be eligible for fees-free tertiary education and training next year?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by his statement, “I am going to take proposals to Cabinet. I’m calling it Work for the Dole”; if so, how many jobs does he expect his programme to create?

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

Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: Why has he established the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Health System?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: Can he confirm he plans to increase net core Crown debt from $59.5 billion as at 30 June 2017 to $67.6 billion by 2022; and can he confirm debt will not increase by any more than that?

MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Conservation: What has been the Department of Conservation’s biggest recent success in predator control to better protect our native plants and wildlife?

Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN to the Minister of Health: What measurable outcomes, if any, will his policies deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Corrections: Does he stand by his Government’s intention to reduce the prison population by 30 percent over the next 15 years; if so, how?

KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister of Transport: Has he received any reports commissioned under the previous Government that show the value of investment in rail?

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

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements?

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: What was the expected date, prior to the General Election, that the Residential Advisory Service would cease operations, and what steps has she taken since becoming Minister to ensure the service continues for people affected by the Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes?

BRETT HUDSON to the Associate Minister of State Services (Open Government): Does she stand by her statement in Parliament yesterday that this will be “the most open, most transparent Government that New Zealand has ever had”; if so, how?

Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Children: Is she committed to implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in full?

TAMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Finance: How is the Government preserving the right of New Zealanders to own land in New Zealand?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Local Government: What steps will she take to support the local government sector to achieve greater efficiency and control spending?

KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What specific examples of capital spending pressures has he been advised of in preparing for budget 2018?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her answers to Oral Question No.1 yesterday; if so, does she also agree with the Deputy Prime Minister’s answers to Oral Question No. 2 yesterday?

Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Deputy Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his answers to Oral Question No. 2 yesterday; if so, does he also agree with the Prime Minister’s answers to Oral Question No. 1 yesterday?

MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What reports has he received about the impact of the Government’s housing policy?

Hon STEVEN JOYCE to the Minister of Finance: What specific policies did the Treasury cost as a consequence of the recent Government formation?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Education: Can he still say with some confidence that the four partnership schools contracted to open in 2019 will not go ahead; if not, what reassurances has he given the sponsors of those contracts that their contracts will be honoured?

JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Education: How many students will receive additional assistance with living costs in 2018?

Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: Does he stand by all his statements in relation to his $1 billion-a-year Regional Development (Provincial Growth) Fund?

Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement in relation to changing the age at which children can start school that it is “not unusual for a Minister or Government to state its intention” on an issue before going through the Cabinet process; if so, why?

DARROCH BALL to the Associate Minister of Education: What reports has she received regarding truancy rates in New Zealand?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister for Social Development: Does she support social investment?

BRETT HUDSON to the Associate Minister of State Services: What are her priorities for the portfolio?