Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Transport: Why does his 10-year transport strategy make no mention of New Zealand's long-term target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Finance: How is Budget 2016 building on the Government's programme of Social Investment to deliver better long-term results for New Zealanders?

ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the SkyCity convention centre deal, "it's 1,000 jobs to build it", given steelmaking and fitting work has gone to a Thai company at the cost of 100 jobs?

MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Defence: What recent announcements has the Government made about funding for New Zealand's defence and security?

RON MARK to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all his Ministers?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "I'd expect the financial system to take account of the inherent risk of rapidly rising house prices. Particularly the buyers. The buyers need to pay attention to the fact that interest rates will inevitably rise even if in the next couple of years they can't see that happening quickly. The debt related to mortgages lasts a long time"?

JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Health: What progress is being made on encouraging primary schools to adopt the Health Promoting Schools programme?

KEVIN HAGUE to the Associate Minister of Health: Will he now use his power under section 32 of the Public Health and Disability Act 2000 to direct Capital and Coast District Health Board to initiate the transitional support plan for Ashley Peacock, which recommends a pathway to a community placement, immediately; if not, why not?

PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Social Housing: Does she stand by her statement that her advice to the Prime Minister about the Salvation Army's visit to Bruce Pulman Park "was not sufficiently clear"; if so, why did she and her office release the same misinformation to the media?

BRETT HUDSON to the Minister for Communications: What recent announcements has she made on the progress of the Rural Broadband Initiative?

STUART NASH to the Minister of Police: Does she believe that having Police on the road has a role in road safety, given her recent statement, "There will be fewer police officers on the road"?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What steps is the Government taking to better protect consumers and promote competition?

ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements on housing?

JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Tourism: What advice has he received about the risks to the tourism sector from pollution in New Zealand's rivers and lakes?

BARBARA KURIGER to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government's investment in public infrastructure in Budget 2016 helping to build a stronger, more productive economy and deliver better public services?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements; if so, how?

Hon ANNETTE KING to the Associate Minister of Health: What advice, if any, has he received on the financial viability of the home and community support sector for older New Zealanders?

IAN McKELVIE to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made about special education?

EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Finance: Does he still believe that the fiscal risk associated with sea level rise is "a bit speculative", given the damage surging seas inflicted on coastal properties in Australia this weekend?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "one aspect of macro-prudential tools is that they can have unintended consequences"; if so, what does he think would be the likely unintended consequences of debt-to-income ratio restrictions for mortgage lending?

TIM MACINDOE to the Associate Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made about investment in education infrastructure?

PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Social Housing: Was she responsible for the advice to the Prime Minister that Ministry of Social Development officials accompanied the Salvation Army to visit homeless people in South Auckland's Bruce Pulman Park?

MAUREEN PUGH to the Minister for the Environment: What progress is the Government making on cleaning up contaminated sites and what new projects have been announced since Budget 2016?

TRACEY MARTIN to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment: What reports has he seen on the pass rates for international students at Whitireia Community Polytechnic?

JONO NAYLOR to the Minister of Finance: What is Treasury's latest forecast for economic growth, as set out in the 2016 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update?

Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister of Transport: Is he satisfied that the New Zealand Transport Agency funding in Northland is adequate to cover the cost for the Brynderwyn Hills road improvements?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the statement in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update that "growth in average income (or output) per person (i.e. GDP per capita) is what matters for achieving higher material living standards"?

JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister for Building and Housing: What specific new requirements for councils are proposed in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development capacity and how will these support the Government's long-term work on improving housing supply and affordability?

DAVID CLENDON to the Minister of Corrections: Does she take responsibility for the additional $41 million above baseline funding that has been earmarked for prisons in response to the rising prison population?

PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Building and Housing: In light of his claim the Government has been systematically dismantling the urban limit, does his proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development abolish Auckland's urban growth limit?

Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister of Science and Innovation: What new investment does Budget 2016 make in science and innovation?

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Does the Government intend to present the Paris Climate Change Agreement to Parliament and ratify it before the end of 2016?

KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister of Police: What recent successes has Police had in targeting drug dealing?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: In light of its report on Silver Fern Farms, does he believe the Financial Markets Authority is performing its function well as a "risk-based conduct regulator" promoting and facilitating "the development of fair, efficient and transparent financial markets"; if so, how?

KELVIN DAVIS to the Minister of Corrections: Does she have confidence in the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections?

ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the Minister for Building and Housing's ability to ensure there is sufficient building supply to meet demand, given Statistics New Zealand says Auckland building consents in April were down 23 percent compared with last year?

DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Finance: How is the economy helping to deliver more jobs and higher wages for New Zealand families, particularly given Budget 2016's focus on supporting a growing economy?

Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health: Will funding for mental health services in 2016/17 meet all demand-driven cost pressures?

Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister for Building and Housing: What reports has he received on the building boom spreading beyond Auckland and Christchurch?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement in Question Time yesterday with respect to average wages, "we do not promise some specific level of income"?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the Associate Minister of Health, the Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga; if so, why?

MATT DOOCEY to the Minister for Social Development: How will Budget 2016 support the care and protection of young vulnerable New Zealanders?

STUART NASH to the Minister of Police: Does she believe that the 9.3 percent resolution rate for burglaries last year is acceptable and meets the expectations of the community?

BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements has she made relating to the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015?

KEVIN HAGUE to the Minister of Conservation: How will the Department of Conservation fund the annual Cook Strait whale survey this year, now that its contract with OMV has ended?

PEENI HENARE to the Minister for Social Housing: How much financial assistance, if any, has the Ministry of Social Development given to Te Puea Marae to house the homeless?

PAUL FOSTER-BELL to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on standardised packaging of tobacco?

NUK KORAKO to the Minister of Finance: What do Treasury's Budget 2016 forecasts show about the outlook for the economy, and how does this translate into more jobs and higher wages for New Zealanders?

ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in his Minister for Building and Housing given that, since 2013, the number of owner-occupied homes has fallen by 7,000 while the number of rentals has increased by 14,000?

IAN McKELVIE to the Minister for Economic Development: How will Budget 2016 encourage innovation, skills, and economic growth?

GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Is it correct that table 1.1 of the 2016 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update shows inflation rising faster than nominal wages in the next two financial years?

METIRIA TUREI to the Minister of Finance: He aha ngā tono Pūtea Tahua a Te Minita Hanga Whare, Whakawhiwhi Whare, a Te Minita Pāpori Take Whare me Te Minita Take Monī ki a ia mō Te Pūtea Tahua o te tau 2016, e pā ana kī ngā raruraru mō te whiwhi whare?

Translation: What Budget bids did the Minister for Building and Housing, the Minister for Social Housing, and the Minister of Revenue make to him for Budget 2016, in relation to housing issues?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Associate Minister Health: What is the real purpose behind his statements and legislation regarding tobacco product sales in New Zealand?

PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Building and Housing: Does he support abolishing Auckland's urban growth boundary and replacing it with a smarter way of managing urban growth that includes bond-financing infrastructure; if not, why not?

MAUREEN PUGH to the Minister of Health: How will Budget 2016 continue to support greater access to health services, like the 26 percent rise in specialist appointments over the past six years?

Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Does he still stand by his statement, "Let me be clear: there is no room for separatism in New Zealand"; if so, how?

CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister of Education: When she accepted some responsibility for Hon Bill English's statement that a lot of Kiwis are "pretty damned hopeless" and "can't read and write properly", was she referring to the findings of a survey that just 14 percent of secondary principals thought their school's government funding was sufficient?

Dr JIAN YANG to the Minister of Education: What recent announcement has she made that demonstrates the Government's commitment to investing in educational achievement?

CATHERINE DELAHUNTY to the Minister for the Environment: What advice, if any, has he received on the economic, cultural, health, or environmental benefits of making rivers safe for swimming?