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Questions to Ministers GREG FLEMING to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on New Zealand's economic and fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TODD STEPHENSON to the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac): What benefits, if any, can New Zealanders expect to see from the Misuse of Drugs (Pseudoephedrine) Amendment Bill? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she received, if any, advising her of the possible child poverty impacts of indexing benefits to inflation rather than wages? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made in relation to improving access to breast cancer screening for New Zealand women? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that there is a health "workforce crisis" and does he accept the estimates of health workforce shortages Te Whatu Ora published in July 2023 as an accurate reflection of the shortages at the time they were published? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many jobseeker beneficiaries, if any, get jobs as a direct result of attending work seminars they are required to attend to avoid benefit sanctions? Hon PEENI HENARE to the Minister of Health: Is he committed to delivering positive Maori health outcomes; if so, what are those outcomes? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What actions, if any, has she taken to date that aim to reduce welfare dependency in New Zealand? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Government's proposed approach to fast-track consenting that "This is not new, by the way, because the COVID fast-track legislation also listed projects in the legislation and also set up a process for Ministers to refer projects to an expert consenting panel"? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: How many more children are forecast to be in poverty as a result of her Government's decision to change the indexing of benefits from wage growth to inflation? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she accept the statement in the Salvation Army's State of the Nation 2024 report that says that "in 2023 for households relying on welfare benefits, income levels continue to fall significantly short of what is needed for some level of participation in society"? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the Crown accounts? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the commitment in the coalition agreement with ACT to "restore mortgage interest deductibility for rental properties with a 60 per cent deduction in 2023/24, 80 per cent in 2024/25, and 100 per cent in 2025/26"; if so, what is the estimated cost to the Crown of this commitment? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Local Government: Does he stand by his statement, "The Government will restore council ownership and control of water assets"; if so, what actions has he taken to fulfil this commitment? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? LAURA TRASK to the Minister for Children: What are her priorities for the Children's portfolio? CARL BATES to the Minister of Education: What reports has she seen about the introduction of the policy to remove the distraction of cellphones at school? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he have confidence that the proposed approach to fast-track consenting will protect due process for consideration of environmental effects? CUSHLA TANGAERE-MANUEL to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he stand by his statement, "What we're really focused on is delivering outcomes and working with communities - Iwi communities, Maori communities and others - to make the changes to the inequalities we see on a daily basis"? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister for Building and Construction: What reports has he seen on the cost of building in New Zealand? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Mental Health: Does he stand by his statement, "under this Government, mental health will be a priority"; if so, what actions, if any, has he taken to make mental health a priority?

Questions to Ministers Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What progress, if any, has been made on policy decisions for the proposed fast-track consenting reforms? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on Government spending? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What advice, if any, has she received on the likely impact on child poverty of the Government's policies? Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Associate Minister of Justice (Treaty Principles Bill): Why is the Government introducing a Treaty Principles Bill? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Ka pumau ia ki tana korero, "our focus is on making sure that we honour the Treaty"; mena ae, ka pehea ta tona Kawanatanga whakahonore i te Tiriti? Does he stand by his statement that "our focus is on making sure that we honour the Treaty"; if so, how will his Government honour the Treaty? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen on the predicted and actual amount of time people spend in receipt of benefit payments? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: What is the complete list of adjustments and exclusions that have been made to the eligible baseline of expenditure that is subject to the 6.5 percent or 7.5 percent savings that have been sought from Public Service agencies? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all of her statements and policies? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister of Justice: How much Government funding has been devoted to section 27 reports since 2017, and what actions is the Government taking to address it?

SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on New Zealand's fiscal position? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's policies and actions? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made to increase the number of New Zealand-trained doctors? HON KIERAN MCANULTY to the Minister of Local Government: Does he stand by his statement that he is confident repealing the Affordable Water Reforms will be "cheaper"? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Will indexing benefit levels to inflation rather than wages result in lower increases to benefits? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Local Government: What recent announcements has he made about water infrastructure? HON JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statements and actions? LAURA TRASK to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements has she made regarding the royal commission of inquiry into COVID-19 lessons? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: How does he expect Auckland Council to meet the $1.2 billion funding hole over the next four years to meet the costs of transport projects that the regional fuel tax was to fund as priority projects for Auckland? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: What recent announcements has he made regarding cyclone recovery? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on income growth in New Zealand? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: Does he stand by his statement that "My focus in government is upon fixing the bad outcomes of colonisation and building on the good ones"? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the statement in the National Party and ACT Party coalition agreement, "The concepts of ACT's income tax policy are considered as a pathway to delivering National's promised tax relief, subject to no earner being worse off than they would be under National's plan"? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about improving the safety and security of our health workforce? TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all of her statements and policies? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: What recent announcements has he made on flood resilience? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Is it the Government's policy to train "no fewer than 500 new frontline police within the first two years", as per the National and New Zealand First coalition agreement? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he consider the proposed road user charges for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids fair, compared with road user charges and fuel excise duty for similarly sized vehicles; if so, why? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What proposals has he made to streamline and simplify the conduct requirements for financial institutions in New Zealand?

Questions to Ministers CAMERON LUXTON to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): What information, if any, has she seen concerning firearms seizures? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister of Health: What are the Government's plans in relation to Smokefree 2025? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on business confidence? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her decision to index benefits to inflation? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports and forecasts, if any, has she seen on the number of people receiving the Jobseeker Support benefit? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has he seen on gang convoys? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? LAN PHAM to the Minister for the Environment: Is she concerned about how many rivers, lakes, and beaches across the country were too polluted to swim in or gather food from over the summer? TIM van de MOLEN to the Minister for Trade: What steps is he undertaking to progress the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement?

Questions to Ministers DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the cost of living? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Housing: What recent concerns has he raised with Kainga Ora regarding vacant homes? HON GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Is the reported statement from Treasury correct that the 6.5 percent or 7.5 percent savings that are being sought from Public Service agencies include both departmental and non-departmental spending; if so, has she set any criteria beyond that for what spending is included or not included in the savings? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement, "The Government has no plan, and never has had plans, to amend or revise the Treaty, or the Treaty settlements we have all worked so very hard together to achieve"; if so, why is his Government proposing to introduce a Treaty principles bill that officials say "is not supported by the spirit of the Treaty or the text of the Treaty", and for which there has been a lack of consultation with the public? HON WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: What plans, if any, does the Government have to discuss its policies at Waitangi next week? JAMES MEAGER to the Minister of Local Government: What recent announcements has he made about the voting age for local government? HON DR AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister of Education: What is the Government focusing on for the start of the school year? HON GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his guarantee that there'll be no cuts or reprioritisations to the Police budget in order to deliver 500 extra police; if so, what advice has he received, if any, on the impact the proposed 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent cut to the Police budget would have on public safety? HON JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the principle in her Government's coalition agreements that "decisions will be based on data and evidence"? MILES ANDERSON to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the state of the New Zealand economy? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all of the fiscal and economic commitments made in the coalition agreements signed by National, New Zealand First, and ACT? JAMES MEAGER to the Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has he made regarding Kainga Ora? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister of Finance: Does the Government intend to implement the National Party's climate dividend policy; if so, will all the funding currently tagged to the Climate Emergency Response Fund be used to pay for it? TAKUTA FERRIS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and policies on Te Tiriti o Waitangi? TODD STEPHENSON to the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac): Why is the Government planning to change rules relating to the availability of pseudoephedrine? GREG FLEMING to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on uplifting immunisation rates for vulnerable population groups? Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What, if anything, is she doing to end poverty for people receiving a benefit as we head into the holiday season? DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Revenue: What announcements has he made regarding the Taxation Principles Reporting Act?

Questions to Ministers: DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement on the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, "My dream is to devolve decision making and funding and give to mana motuhake, as close to the home and hapu as possible"; if so, what structure and funding models will he use to achieve it? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What does the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update say about the state of the New Zealand economy, and what steps is the Government taking to respond? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the principle in the Government's coalition agreements that "decisions will be based on data and evidence", including for economic and fiscal policy? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all of the fiscal and economic commitments made in the coalition agreements signed by National, New Zealand First, and ACT? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Health: What recent reports has he received on the performance of the health system? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: What is the Government doing to enable people living in New Zealand to bring family members here from Gaza? Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister of Transport: What reports has he seen on State Highway 25A in the Coromandel? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: Does she stand by her answer given to primary oral question No 11 yesterday; if so, which of the objectives of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 would she prioritise above the health and wellbeing of water bodies and freshwater ecosystems? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Minister for Rural Communities: What recent reports has he seen regarding rural communities? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Education: Has she seen any reports on student attendance? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Why did she decide to ignore advice by officials not to extend 90-day trials?

Questions to Ministers DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she seen on the cost of living? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for Regulation: What problems, if any, does he hope to solve in his portfolio? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Is she committed to implementing all of the economic and fiscal commitments in the coalition agreements between National, ACT, and New Zealand First? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has he made regarding Kainga Ora? Hon KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister of Local Government: Does he stand by the Government's commitment to repeal the Affordable Water Reforms and "restore council ownership and control"; if so, will he guarantee balance sheet separation will be retained? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made on Let's Get Wellington Moving? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: What specific actions, if any, has she taken with respect to the Government's plan to disestablish Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by the principle in his Government's coalition agreements that "decisions will be based on data and evidence"? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Education: What progress is the Government making on its 100-day plan in education? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: Does she agree with the objectives of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020; if not, why not? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies?

Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the state of the New Zealand economy? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: What are the total emissions reductions that will result from the doubling of renewable energy that was promised by the Prime Minister? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister for Infrastructure: What recent reports has he seen on decision-making processes for Government infrastructure investments? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: What did the official advice provided to Cabinet on 4 December estimate would be the impact of discontinuation of the clean car discount on New Zealand's carbon dioxide emissions, and were there any inconsistencies between this advice and other analysis provided by the Ministry of Transport? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has she seen around distractions in classrooms? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement, "The dream I have for Maori is to lift pretty much every health metric we have to the level we have for non-Maori"; if so, what actions, if any, will he take to achieve this? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: Is he planning on attending Waitangi 2024; if so, what preparations, if any, has he started on behalf of the Government? CAMERON LUXTON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What steps has she taken to improve flexibility in the labour market? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: What reports has he seen on the export revenue forecasts for the primary sector? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Paris Agreement 2030 emissions reduction targets, "We are going to meet our commitments and obligations", or does he agree with his Minister for Resources, who said yesterday that "We are not going to meet the 2030 dreamy, fairy-tale, aspirational figures"? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the challenge of inflation in New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement on the Government's policy to remove section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, "Nothing about this change will affect the support services and programmes that Oranga Tamariki provides for Maori"; if not, why not? JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Development: What updates can he provide of any regional development investments? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: What is the total cost to the Government of the "tax relief" outlined in the Policy Programme of the Government as expressed in the coalition agreements? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Transport: What actions is he taking to repeal the Clean Car Discount scheme by 31 December? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? CARL BATES to the Minister of Education: What is the Government doing to improve literacy and numeracy achievement in New Zealand? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: What communication, if any, has he had with the Ministry of Transport and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency regarding the role transport will play in reducing emissions? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by the statement made by the National Party Police Spokesman Hon Mark Mitchell that "an additional 300 police officers over four years ... takes us from a ratio of 480 to 470 to 1"; if so, why? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen on the jobseeker support benefit?