QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Will he guarantee that sections 130(3) and 136(2) of the Local Government Act 2002, which prohibit the privatisation of council water services, will remain in force as long as he is Prime Minister?

2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Prime Minister: Is he satisfied that all his Ministers are consulting appropriately with the community; if so, why?

3. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Finance: What did the Crown accounts for the nine months to March 31 2009, issued yesterday by the Treasury, show?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received about the impact of his Government’s policies on unemployment?

5. DAVID GARRETT to the Minister of Corrections: Does she agree that it is desirable to introduce the provision requiring prisoners to serve two-thirds of their sentence before being eligible for parole as opposed to the current one-third; if not, why not?

6. Hon DARREN HUGHES to the Minister of Transport: Where did he source the figure of $200 million for finance costs from when discussing the costs of the Waterview project on Tuesday?

7. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: What implications are there for New Zealand’s policy on climate change from the changes announced by Australia this week in respect of their Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme?

8. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Women's Affairs: What plans does she have to renew the Action Plan for New Zealand Women when it comes up for review this year?

9. JACQUI DEAN to the Minister of Trade: What announcements have recently been made on improving New Zealand’s trade opportunities?

10. Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Will he, as part of the Government’s review of the potential future role of the New Zealand Special Air Service in Afghanistan, seek a legal opinion from relevant Government departments on whether any such deployment would be consistent with international law and in particular the Charter of the United Nations; if so, will he seek leave to table any such advice before the House in advance of any Government decision?

11. PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Local Government: How much will the Government’s “super city” proposal cost to implement and to run annually?

12. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Broadcasting: What advice has he received from officials on the regulatory review of digital broadcasting?

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