QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. NATHAN GUY to the Prime Minister: What tax changes has his Government delivered today?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “From 1 April, every working New Zealander will get more money in their pocket”; if so, why?

3. JO GOODHEW to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What steps is he taking to ensure that “electricity is produced and delivered to all classes of consumers in an efficient, fair, reliable, and environmentally sustainable manner”?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he believe his tax cuts are fair; if so, why?

5. SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by his statement, made during the first reading debate of the Electoral Amendment Bill that it was his intention that all political parties and interested members of the public will have an opportunity to have input at more than one stage on the process of electoral finance reform; if so, what progress has been made to date?

6. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Labour: What will be the gain in real income per hour, adjusted for inflation since 1 April 2008, of a full-time worker on the minimum wage, as a result of today’s increase to the minimum wage?

7. PAUL QUINN to the Minister of Corrections: What reports has she received on drug testing in prisons?

8. Hon NANAIA MAHUTA to the Minister for the Environment: Does his statement that “encouraging more environmentally friendly behaviour with financial incentive rather than through regulation or prohibition” still apply to his efforts to encourage a reduction in plastic bag use; if not, why not?

9. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Local Government: Does he stand by his statement concerning the Royal Commission’s Report on Auckland Governance that, “I have some concerns about whether the report provides for adequate local representation in our many diverse communities, and I want to look more closely at this issue”; if so, why?

10. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does the Government still subscribe to the New Zealand Energy Strategy 2007, in particular, the goals of achieving 90% renewable electricity generation by 2025 and halving domestic transport emissions per capita by 2040?

11. SHANE ARDERN to the Minister of Agriculture: What initiatives is the Government undertaking in the primary sector to address the challenges posed by food miles and carbon footprinting?

12. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Education: What level of priority, if any, does she give to quality early childhood education?

Questions to Members

1. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Chairperson of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee: Did any staff member acting at the direction of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee invite John Judge to attend the financial review of the ACC for the 2007/08 year?

2. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Chairperson of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee: Who told him that John Judge was not going to attend the meeting of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on 12 March 2009 for the financial review of the ACC for the 2007/08 year?

3. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Chairperson of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee: Did he agree before the meeting of 12 March 2009 that the Minister for ACC would appear instead of John Judge at that meeting on the financial review of ACC for the 2007/08 year; if so, with whom did he agree?

ENDS

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