Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 16 May 2007

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon MARK GOSCHE to the Minister for ACC: Has she received any recent reports concerning ACC levy rates?

2. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Why is he cutting the corporate tax rate, and why now?

3. MARYAN STREET to the Minister for Economic Development: What is the Government doing to increase the number of export capable New Zealand firms?

4. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with the statement of Bali Haque, deputy chief executive of New Zealand Qualifications Authority, on the decision to start randomly checking schools’ internal NCEA marking, “The positive is that it’s happening now.”; if so, why?

5. JUDY TURNER to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (CYF): Will she be giving directions to Child, Youth and Family Services similar to the proposed Police discretion not to prosecute when force is used by parents or caregivers against a child when the offence is considered to be so inconsequential there is no public interest in proceeding with a prosecution; if so, what is that advice?

6. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his earlier statement rating the health system five-and-a-half out of ten, and why?

7. TARIANA TURIA to the Minister of Health: What new initiatives will the Government be introducing to respond to the report Unequal Impact, which indicates that Maori women have a 25 percent higher incidence of cancer rates, double that of non-Maori women?

8. KATHERINE RICH to the Minister of Education: Will there be a place available in an early childhood centre offering 20 free hours for all of the 92,000 eligible three and four-year-olds on 1 July 2007; if not, why not?

9. Hon MARIAN HOBBS to the Minister of Energy: What reports, if any, has he received on advances in the deployment of renewable energy?

10. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Why has he allowed benefit debt to increase to three-quarters of a billion dollars, a 65 percent increase since 1999?

11. SUE BRADFORD to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Will he be seeking to strengthen legislation to further restrict internet gambling websites, such as “RaceO”, as part of his review of the Gambling Act?

12. Hon TAU HENARE to the Minister of Māori Affairs: Does he have confidence in Te Puni Kokiri; if not, why not?

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