26 Jul 2012
Question Time for 26 July 2012
- Dr CAM CALDER to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making with its multi-billion dollar infrastructure programme?
- RICHARD PROSSER to the Minister for Land Information: Can the public have confidence that the Overseas Investment Office is taking prompt action in relation to all breaches of the Overseas Investment Act 2005; if so, how?
- Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement regarding migration to Australia “What’s the point of standing in the airport crying about it?”; if so, how many of the 53,763 people that migrated to Australia in the year to June 2012 are from 18 to 30 years of age in number and percentage terms?
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METIRIA TUREI to the Minister of Māori Affairs: Ka whakaae a ia ki tā te Kaikōmihana Whanaungata ā-Iwi, a Joris De Bres, i kī rā, “Many Māori children are being denied their basic human rights because of poverty and inadequate public services”?
- Translation: Does he agree with Race Relations Commissioner Joris De Bres that “Many Māori children are being denied their basic human rights because of poverty and inadequate public services”?
- KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister of Commerce: What steps is the Government taking to help maintain New Zealand’s reputation as a trusted place to do business?
- JACINDA ARDERN to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by her statement that “if we are going to make a difference for the families who are struggling, we need to be able to invest in interventions that we know will work”; if so, what are her methods for developing policies that she knows will work?
- JACQUI DEAN to the Minister for Economic Development: How is the Major Events Development Fund contributing to building New Zealand’s profile overseas?
- DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Immigration: What labour market testing requirements does Immigration New Zealand carry out before approving an employer’s application to bring foreign workers to New Zealand?
- Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Is the $328 million additional cost of the Government’s recent Emissions Trading Scheme proposed amendments consistent with the National Party election pledge that the amendments would be fiscally neutral?
- SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements on the proposed extension to paid parental leave?
- JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Associate Minister of Transport: What recent changes has the Government made to improve the safety of fishing boats?
- TRACEY MARTIN to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements?
