19 Mar 2018

'Patsy questions are a waste of time' - James Shaw

From Morning Report, 7:48 am on 19 March 2018

Let's talk more about the Green's decision to give up most of their allocation of parliamentary questions to the National Party. Their co-leader James Shaw says patsy questions asked by a government's own MPs are a waste of time. But the move is also being seen as a way for the Greens to combat the loss of identity and support suffered by smaller parties in government. James Shaw speaks to Kim Hill.