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Questions to Ministers RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What feedback, if any, have social service providers given her on their ability to meet current hardship demands in their communities? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent announcements, if any, has she made about earlier interventions for those on the jobseeker support benefit? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to Budget 2024? LAN PHAM to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement that this is "a Government that believes in localism and devolution"; if so, why is the fast-track consenting process concentrating so much power in three Ministers? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: Does he stand by his statement in relation to fossil gas that "the reality in terms of storage is we don't have significant storage in New Zealand"? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has she made regarding the repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act 2023? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister for Trade: What actions has the Government taken to support New Zealand trade? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: Does she stand by all of her answers to oral question No. 5 on Wednesday, 8 May; if so, why? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Local Government: What announcements has he made on restoring democracy in Tauranga? SCOTT WILLIS to the Minister of Climate Change: How exactly does the Government plan to meet its pledge at the COP28 Climate Change Conference to triple renewable energy generation and double energy efficiency by 2030? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister of Health: Why has Te Whatu Ora signalled a scaled-back project for the Nelson Hospital rebuild?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "We have gone line by line through our savings program to ensure that we have cut the chaff but not wheat"? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What are the Government's fiscal intentions and objectives? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: Does she stand by all her answers to oral question No. 8 on Thursday, 2 May 2024? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Education: What recent reports by the OECD and the Education Review Office has she seen on the New Zealand education sector? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Mental Health: Does he stand by his statement that the full-time equivalent roles of the Suicide Prevention Office will increase by one full-time equivalent role to 6.5 roles; if not, why not? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What proposals has she announced regarding the oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What strategies, if any, are being implemented to protect marine wildlife from harmful fishing practices? Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with Paul Goldsmith that "One of the pillars of democracy is that every adult has an equal say in who governs them, and through that vote, an equal say in important government decisions affecting their lives", and is he committed to an electoral system in which the franchise is as accessible and broad-based as possible? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister of Health: When he committed to providing "timely access to quality healthcare for all New Zealanders", did he consider the implications of this generalisation for Maori women, who suffer disproportionate rates of maternal and infant inequities compared to non-Maori women? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Corrections: What reports has he seen about his recent announcement of a $1.9 billion investment in Corrections?

Questions to Ministers MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment: What announcements has he made recently regarding reducing the regulatory burden on primary industries? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on the economy? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Local Government: What recent announcements has he made about a financially sustainable model for water in Auckland? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that "tax reductions will be funded by reprioritisations, savings, and new revenue measures", and is she committed to delivering meaningful tax cuts as outlined in the National-ACT and National-New Zealand First coalition agreements? GRANT MCCALLUM to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made about improving the way New Zealand children learn to read? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? HON GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? JAMES MEAGER to the Minister of Corrections: What recent announcements has he made about investment in Corrections? DR TRACEY MCLELLAN to the Minister of Corrections: Does he agree with the Prime Minister that corrections funding announced yesterday was all operating allowance and not capital funding; if so, does he stand by all of his own statements yesterday?

Questions to Ministers CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on fiscal policy? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance's statement that "Risking higher inflation in the pursuit of unsustainably high employment, just creates the conditions for a more severe hike in interest rates later on to bring inflation back under control"; if so, what does she consider to be "unsustainably high employment"? Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by his criticisms of the critics of AUKUS, including his statement about Hon Bob Carr that "he is nothing more than a Chinese puppet"? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement that "Oranga Tamariki needs to get back to its core focus, which is care and protection of our young people"? CAMERON LUXTON to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): What firearms safety message, if any, does she have for New Zealanders taking part in the opening weekend of duck-shooting season? GREG FLEMING to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made around streamlining building consent changes? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: What actions, if any, has she taken to disestablish Te Pukenga? HANA-RAWHITI MAIPI-CLARKE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What, if anything, is she doing to address Maori unemployment which has increased by 1.4 percent to 8.2 percent in the last quarter, at a rate that is nearly five times worse than the national average? ANDY FOSTER to the Minister for Resources: What reports has he seen on New Zealand's resources sector? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: How is she ensuring that environmental decisions are being considered across Government? Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN to the Minister of Education: What advice, if any, has she had on the impact of Ministry of Education job cuts on Maori and Pasifika students?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TAKUTA FERRIS to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): What evidence, if any, does she have that reintroducing three-strikes legislation will reduce crime in Aotearoa? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Finance: What challenges has she faced in putting together this year's Budget? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her commitment to deliver meaningful tax cuts for New Zealanders; if so, will she guarantee that every New Zealander will be better off under her Budget? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he agree with the Prime Minister that "No projects have been selected yet for the fast-track process"; if so, will he commit to providing an opportunity for public scrutiny of the projects when they are selected for Part A of Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Bill? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What announcements has he made regarding reforms to the Resource Management Act 1991? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he stand by his statement, "I do think people are feeling vulnerable. And that, for me, is a message that I must be a strong advocate and contributor to Maori success"; if so, does he think cutting jobs at Te Puni Kokiri is a "contributor to Maori success"? CARL BATES to the Minister of Education: What announcements has she recently made on priorities for education? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What advice, if any, has he received on the safety of frontline police officers? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister for Children: Does she agree with official advice that military-style boot camps are "likely to be detrimental to young people with a history of abuse"; if not, why not? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made in building and construction? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Economic Development: Does she agree with her statement, "I think we need to get on with the job of delivering for New Zealand"; if so, what actions has she taken to deliver for New Zealanders?

Questions to Ministers HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the statements and actions of all his Ministers? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on tax? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's policies and actions? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Education: What reports has she seen about the "away for the day" cellphone policy? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "We will be both sustaining front-line services and, in the cases of the areas that I outlined in my opening remarks, increasing funding for those services"? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? HON DR AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that "We stand by our commitments, that we won't be reducing the front line, that we will continue to deliver services as effectively as we can, and that the cuts that we're talking about are mostly back-office cuts"? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister for Disability Issues: What recent announcements has she made? TODD STEPHENSON to the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac): What recent announcements has he made about improving Kiwis' access to medicines? HON WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made regarding regulations in the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003?