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Oral Questions – 30 August 2022
Originally published: 30 August 2022
Questions to Ministers
INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she consider it appropriate for the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to continue to promote exploration for fossil fuels when, in 2021, the International Energy Agency’s executive director stated, “If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal, from now – from this year”?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What changes has the Government recently made to increase the ease of access to prescription medicines?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Is he satisfied that the Government’s design and implementation of economic policy has resulted in good stewardship of public money?
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Tourism: What reports has he seen on tourism recovery?
Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many aged residential care beds, if any, have been disestablished in the past year primarily due to health workforce shortages, and what is the current shortfall in registered nurses across the aged residential care sector?
CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Immigration: What progress can he report on the implementation of the 2021 Resident Visa?
ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he think that his policy of making nurses wait two years to apply for residence is working, when migrant nurses already in New Zealand are leaving to go to Australia, and does he agree with the 64 percent of nurses surveyed by the Nurses Organisation that said the most important thing the Government can do to address the nursing crisis is to place nurses on the fast track to residence?
DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and policies?
NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made about helping Kiwis to get a better deal at the checkout?
Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: What is the total percentage increase of ram raids since the beginning of 2018, and how many businesses have had security systems installed through the $6 million crime prevention programme, funded by the Proceeds of Crime Fund, to address this increase?
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