QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all his Ministers; if so, why?

2. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What factors will make up the change in core Crown expenditure in Budget 2009?

3. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the latest advice on the number of people out of work?

4. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Attorney-General: Has he received any advice on whether constitutional rights and obligations of partnership under the Treaty of Waitangi apply between the Crown and the mana whenua who gifted land on which Auckland city is built; if so, what was that advice?

5. NICKY WAGNER to the Minister of Police: What steps is the Government taking to deter illegal street racers?

6. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: What reports, if any, has he received on the state of the New Zealand economy?

7. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Health: What announcements has the Government made with respect to maternity services?

8. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Is it Government policy to tackle the economic and environmental crises at the same time; if so, how?

9. Hon SHANE JONES to the Minister of Local Government: What is the Government’s position on Māori representation for the new Auckland Council?

10. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What is the Government doing to encourage the biodiesel industry in New Zealand?

11. CHARLES CHAUVEL to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with John Key’s statement about lenders charging interest rates of 21 or 22 percent, that “it is very high, you can’t help but feel that they are taking advantage of their customers and I have made that clear to them personally and directly”?

12. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister of Justice: Does he stand by his statement 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?

ENDS

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