Question Time for 18 February 2021

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Does he stand by all his policies and actions relating to COVID-19?

GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Finance: What financial support will be available to businesses affected by the COVID-19 alert level changes this week?

BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Minister of Housing: Have the Government’s housing policies made it easier to rent a home in New Zealand?

GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: What progress is the Government making with the redevelopment of Wainuiomata High School?

Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Transport: What responsibility, if any, does he take for the findings of the Health Check final report on the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme?

KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the effectiveness of the new system for approving business travel exemptions when crossing the border between alert levels?

Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Tourism: Does he stand by all his comments to the tourism sector in relation to international visitors and the closed border?

JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does the Salvation Army having to distribute more than 110,000 food parcels last year show that income support is not yet enough for people to live with dignity?

PAUL EAGLE to the Minister of Defence: What recent announcement has he made on New Zealand’s deployment to Afghanistan?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Housing: What advice, if any, has she received on the current and forecast gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand?

BARBARA EDMONDS to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs: What steps has the Government taken to work with Pacific States regarding vaccination roll-out plans?

NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: Can she confirm that since October 2017 the number of gang members on the national gang list has increased by 2,264 and the number of police staff investigating organised crime has increased by 239?