Oral Questions for 22 May 2024

Questions to Ministers RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister of Finance: What does the operating balance excluding gains and losses (OBEGAL) measure? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her answers to oral questions on Tuesday, 21 May? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister of Housing: What announcements has he made regarding social housing? HON KIERAN MCANULTY to the Minister of Housing: Is it correct, as reported yesterday on Newshub, that the Government intends to scrap grants to first-home buyers? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill? HON NICOLE MCKEE to the Minister for Children: What reports, if any, has she seen on section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989? HON GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: Does she agree with the omission of a reduction in family violence from the Prime Minister's Public Service targets? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister of Housing: Does he believe everyone in New Zealand should have a secure home; if so, how does he reconcile this with his Government's intention to make it easier to evict people from their homes? CATHERINE WEDD to the Associate Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made regarding lifeguards and Coastguard? HON WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her expectation of Oranga Tamariki "that the best interests of our young people are at the forefront of all their decision making"?