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Oral Questions – 16 November 2021
Originally published: 16 November 2021
Questions to Ministers
Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How is the Government backing high pay-off, innovative research projects, including those that support the fight against COVID-19 and climate change?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and policies?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his September statement, “The reality is we have available at the moment roughly 325 ICU or ICU capable beds”; if so, how does he reconcile that answer with his response to written question No. 50686 that “there are 284 resourced ICU/high dependency unit beds”?
VANUSHI WALTERS to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements have been made on New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine immunisation programme?
ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Have wages kept up with inflation in New Zealand over the last 12 months; if not, does this mean New Zealand households are worse off than they were 12 months ago?
GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police’s efforts to disrupt organised crime?
CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: On what date did the Ministry of Health sign a contract with MATTR to develop a vaccination pass for domestic use, and is he satisfied with progress in the development of a domestic vaccine pass?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made regarding climate standards for new Government buildings?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she expect Kāinga Ora to evict public housing tenants where their ongoing anti-social behaviour is threatening the wellbeing of others, or does she agree with the decision of Kāinga Ora to not evict a tenant living in public housing in Whāngarei, despite the tenant reportedly subjecting their elderly neighbours to a “prolonged campaign of intimidation and fear”?
TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that, relating to PKE, “the New Zealand Government would not support importation that has led to illegal activity in foreign nations”; if so, why?
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