22 Aug 2023

Questions for Oral Answer 22 August 2023

From Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time, 2:05 pm on 22 August 2023

ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government's record public housing build programme supporting more people into trades training and apprenticeships? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: What advice or reports, if any, has he received regarding the rising threat of white supremacy in Aotearoa? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac's view of the outlook for the New Zealand economy as being "elevated persistent inflation, an over-heated economy set for a prolonged period of low and below trend growth, a high fiscal deficit in cyclically adjusted terms and an elevated current account deficit", and what responsibility, if any, does he take for this economic outlook? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What action is the Government taking to ensure the teaching of maths, reading, and writing is consistent across the country? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident the draft Government Policy Statement on land transport will give effect to the transport targets identified in this Government's emissions reduction plan; if not, why not? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What announcement has she recently made regarding free prescriptions? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Is she satisfied with the state of schools in New Zealand? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: What is the latest Faster Cancer Treatment (31-day indicator) result, and what current hurdles are there for improved cancer management? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Local Government: What Government initiatives will help limit future local government rates increases? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statements and actions? VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister of Justice: What progress has the Government made on preventing litigation abuse for victims of family violence?

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