Questions to Ministers

  1. Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions regarding gangs?

  2. WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?

  3. Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his policies and statements?

  4. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does the Government support the statement by the Electoral Commission that “the New Zealand First Foundation has received donations which should have been treated as party donations for the New Zealand First Party,” and that “the donations were not properly transmitted to the party and not disclosed as required by the Electoral Act 1993”?

  5. DARROCH BALL to the Minister of Defence: What recent reports has he received of the New Zealand Defence Force delivering value to the community or world?

  6. Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: Are the same 2019 novel coronavirus screening processes in place for all flights from China as announced on 26 January 2020 also in place at airports and ports that receive passengers from affected areas that have not arrived directly from China?

  7. Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by her statement, “if that member ever asks me a question again in this House about a thing called the dole—which does not exist—I will refuse to answer the question”?

  8. JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: How are schools benefiting from the capital investment of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme?

  9. JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent Provincial Growth Fund announcements has he made?

  10. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement on 7 December 2017, “But I want to make it clear that it is not the role of the Minister of Transport to prioritise particular roading projects”, and have any roading projects in the transport component of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme been prioritised?

  11. MARJA LUBECK to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent information, if any, has she seen about a growing construction workforce?

  12. SIMON O’CONNOR to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Can he confirm that almost 14,500 New Zealanders are currently waiting for a State house, and that the waiting list is more than double what it was when National left office?

A contribution from The BFD staff.