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Question Time

Question Time for 29 July 2010 (duration: 1h 14′10″)

Questions to Ministers

1. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister of Finance: What measures has the Government taken to achieve faster economic growth and to help hard-working New Zealanders get ahead?

2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “this Government is not prepared to turn its back on our most vulnerable citizens when they most need our help”?

3. SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on the Tauranga Eastern Link Road of National Significance?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: How much does Treasury forecast inflation will rise to in the year to March 2011, and what policy changes will contribute to this rise?

5. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister for Building and Construction: What progress has been made on cutting red tape in the building sector?

6. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Is he comfortable with the numerous announcements of health cuts in the last 20 months?

7. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Agriculture: Is he taking any action in response to reports that the Pork Industry Board sought to avoid the public embarrassment of reporting conditions in New Zealand piggeries by deliberately evading the Official Information Act; if not, why not?

8. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Labour: Does she agree with all the Prime Minister’s statements on employment relations?

9. PAUL QUINN to the Minister of Corrections: What progress has been made to recruit sufficient Probation Officers to meet the growth in the number of offenders serving their sentences in the community?

10. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he agree with the Sydney Morning Herald headline “NZ wage gap with Australia widens”?

11. HEKIA PARATA to the Minister of Youth Affairs: What reports has she received on the success of Youth Parliament 2010?

12. Hon PETE HODGSON to the Minister of Trade: What steps, if any, is he taking to manage his interests in the 40,000 shares he owns through a trust in New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay Ltd to dispel any perception of a conflict of interest as Minister of Trade?

Question Time for 28 July 2010 (duration: 56′55″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with his Minister of Economic Development’s statement yesterday that the current weekly income gap between New Zealand and Australian full-time workers “is certainly a lot less than it was when Labour was in office”?

2. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s concerns, in relation to foreign ownership of New Zealand land, that “that there is so much wealth out there that they could literally buy New Zealand’s productive base”; if so, will he be tightening current foreign ownership rules around the sale of land?

3. TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received showing progress in turning around the New Zealand economy?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all his recent statements on foreign direct investment?

5. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on the Western Ring Route Road of National Significance?

6. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for Economic Development: What was the gap, expressed in New Zealand dollars, between the average gross weekly wage or salary paid to an adult full-time worker in Australia compared with New Zealand in December 2008, and what was the gap in March 2010?

7. RAHUI KATENE to the Minister of Justice: Will the Government adopt a zero tolerance to liquor outlets selling to underage minors, in line with the zero tolerance policy they intend to adopt towards youth drink drivers; if not, why not?

8. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement about the student loan scheme that “economically, it doesn’t really stack up”; if so, what if anything, is he going to do to make the scheme “stack up”?

9. SHANE ARDERN to the Minister of Customs: What reports has he received on seizures of pure methamphetamine at the border?

10. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: Does she stand by her statement in relation to the proposed sick leave changes, “we do not insist on unreasonable grounds for anything”; and if so, does she understand the difference between insisting on and allowing unreasonable grounds?

11. KEVIN HAGUE to the Associate Minister of Health: What advice has she received about the cost to New Zealand of rheumatic fever for which New Zealand has rates 14 times the OECD average?

12. CHRIS TREMAIN to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What recent announcements has the Government made about support for regional museums?

Question Time for 27 July 2010 (duration: 1h 2′06″)

Questions to Ministers

1. RAHUI KATENE to the Prime Minister: How will his commitment to addressing “the challenges of our shared future as New Zealanders” in respect of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, address the challenge left by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, of “the extreme disadvantage in the social and economic conditions of the Māori people”?

2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Prime Minister: What adverse impact on costs and prices, if any, have this Government’s policies had on New Zealanders?

3. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What challenges must New Zealand overcome to achieve balanced, sustainable economic growth?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Why will the cancellation of the Government’s plans to mine sensitive conservation land have no effect on the GDP growth projections for the next 5 years?

5. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Transport: What is the focus of the Government’s road safety initiatives announced yesterday?

6. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Is he comfortable with the numerous announcements of health cuts in the last 20 months?

7. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for the Environment: How are the Government’s resource management reforms assisting the economic recovery with jobs and investments?

8. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Labour: What evidence, if any, led to her proposing to restrict the right of wage and salary earners to meet with their union representatives at their workplace?

9. GARETH HUGHES to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with Auckland Mayor John Banks, in an opinion piece supporting the CBD rail loop, that “rail is the most effective and efficient way of providing for Auckland’s growth in travel demand”?

10. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Police: What reports has she received on successful operations by the Police against organised crime?

11. DAVID GARRETT to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement regarding proposed changes to the Foreshore and Seabed Act that “I don’t think people will notice a lot of change”?

12. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he have targets or milestones to achieve income parity with Australia by 2025?

Question Time for 22 July 2010 (duration: 47′44″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she received on the performance of the Community Max scheme?

2. AARON GILMORE to the Minister of Finance: What is the main economic challenge facing New Zealand and how is this being addressed by the Government’s comprehensive economic programme?

3. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: By what amount will the cancellation of the Government’s plans to mine sensitive conservation land reduce GDP growth projections in the next five years?

4. SHANE ARDERN to the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture: What recent announcements has he made about aquaculture?

5. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Is he comfortable with the numerous announcements of health cuts in the last 20 months?

6. JO GOODHEW to the Minister for Economic Development: How will the Government’s procurement reforms provide value for money?

7. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for Economic Development: Does he agree with the Dominion Post article “From step change to a giant U-turn” regarding the Government’s plans for mining and what plans in his capacity as Minister for Economic Development does he have to replace that step change?

8. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister of Justice: How many on-the-spot police safety orders for victims of domestic violence have been issued since the Government’s amendments to the Domestic Violence Act came into force on 1 July 2010?

9. CAROL BEAUMONT to the Minister of Consumer Affairs: Does she think that there is a serious problem with fringe lenders who are lending to vulnerable consumers at extremely high rates of interest or in an irresponsible manner?

10. DAVID CLENDON to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Does he agree with Crown Minerals’ testimony to the Waitangi Tribunal’s inquiry into the management of the petroleum resource, which confirmed that the Crown has an obligation under international law and the Treaty of Waitangi to investigate claims of customary rights?

11. CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How much funding has been granted to date under the biodiesel grants scheme and is he satisfied with the scheme’s progress?

12. TIM MACINDOE to the Minister of Transport: What efficiency improvements is the Government making to the road transport system?

Question Time for 21 July 2010 (duration: 57′25″)

Questions to Ministers

1. DAVID GARRETT to the Attorney-General: Further to the Prime Minister’s answer to oral question No. 3 yesterday, what are “the concerns that New Zealanders had about solely having Crown ownership of the foreshore and seabed”, and how does the Government’s proposal to legislate for iwi ownership of the foreshore and seabed alleviate these concerns?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: When he told Parliament in February that “the Government will also be looking at regulations that may be preventing natural resources being used most productively” and that it would “make significant changes to Schedule 4”, was his intention to allow mining in National Parks and protected areas?

3. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making in getting the economy growing and helping Kiwi families get ahead?

4. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for Economic Development: How many Cabinet papers has he in his capacity as Minister of Economic Development submitted to Cabinet during the last six months which were not related to mining?

5. RAHUI KATENE to the Minister of Revenue: How was he able to make any estimate of the cost of taking GST off healthy foods when in his view defining what those healthy foods are is a real problem?

6. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Labour: Was it the Government’s intention when it introduced the 90-day employment scheme that the usual requirement to communicate the reasons for dismissal in writing to the employee after they are dismissed does not apply when an employee has been dismissed during their trial period?

7. ALLAN PEACHEY to the Minister for Infrastructure: What progress is the Government making with its multi-billion dollar infrastructure programme?

8. Hon CHRIS CARTER to the Minister of Conservation: Why did she sign off on a Cabinet paper which proposed removing 467,517 hectares of land from Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act?

9. LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made to get schools ready for ultra-fast broadband?

10. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: Does she stand by her statements that concerns raised about the Government’s proposed changes to sick leave policy are “ridiculous” and “laughable”?

11. COLIN KING to the Minister for the Environment: What will be the implications for the applications for the Hurunui water project, the Hurunui water conservation order, and the Hurunui River plan of the proposal by Commissioners to impose a moratorium on water takes under the Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Act 2010?

12. KEVIN HAGUE to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Can he confirm that, as reported on Radio New Zealand, the Government believes it has public support to expand mining on conservation land?

Question Time for 20 July 2010 (duration: 54′26″)

Questions to Ministers

1. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What steps is the Government taking to help New Zealanders get ahead as the economy recovers?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Statement on 9 February that “Notwithstanding the public consultation process, it is my expectation that the Government will act on at least some of these recommendations and make significant changes to Schedule 4”?

3. METIRIA TUREI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his reported statement on Breakfast TV yesterday regarding mining on Schedule 4 land that “we are not environmental vandals that’s for sure”?

4. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements as Prime Minister on industrial relations?

5. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Labour: Why is the Government extending the 90-day trial period to all employers?

6. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Labour: Does she agree with all of the Prime Minister’s statements about the Government’s proposed new labour laws?

7. MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister for ACC: How will experience rating of ACC for employers improve workplace safety, ensure fairer levies and encourage appropriate return-to-work programmes?

8. Hon NANAIA MAHUTA to the Minister of Māori Affairs: Was he consulted by the Prime Minister or the Minister of Labour in relation to the extension of the 90-day trial period announced this weekend; if so, what his response?

9. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on the Newmarket Viaduct replacement project?

10. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Labour: Are there any groups of employees that will be excluded from the extended 90-day trial period?

11. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Housing: What has been the result of the extra $124.5m that the Government provided for housing as part of the fiscal stimulus package?

12. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: Does she agree with any of the conclusions reached by the Department of Labour in its ‘Trial Employment Periods’ evaluation; if so, which ones?

Question Time for 1 July 2010 (duration: 1h 2′45″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Finance: How much money, if any, was appropriated to the Pacific Economic Development Agency in Budget 2010?

2. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Transport: What recent progress has been made on the Western Ring Route in Auckland?

3. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: How much would someone earning the average wage of $50,000 per annum with two children in an early childhood education centre with 80 to 100 percent qualified staff be better or worse off by December 2011, after Budget 2010 tax changes, inflation and if the full cost of early childhood education subsidy changes is passed through?

4. GARETH HUGHES to the Minister of Transport: Will the Government be making buses and trains more affordable so that New Zealanders have options to avoid higher petrol costs introduced by the emissions trading scheme?

5. SU'A WILLIAM SIO to the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs: Is she satisfied with her level of involvement in the processes prior to her announcement on 20 May 2010 that “The Budget provides $4.8 million in operating funding over the next four years for the Pacific Economic Development Agency”?

6. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What progress is the Government making in conjunction with Sir Peter Jackson with the review of the New Zealand Film Commission?

7. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Attorney-General: Is he satisfied that he has shown the attention to detail in his role as Attorney-General necessary to maintain public confidence in the office?

8. Dr CAM CALDER to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: How does the Government’s moderated ETS balance New Zealand’s environmental and economic interests?

9. Hon NANAIA MAHUTA to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action other than persuasion will he take if Contact Energy’s proposal to raise prices by 10 to 17 percent in Dunedin, as referred to by the Prime Minister on Monday, is followed by similar rises from other power companies?

10. MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister of Health: What progress has been made on expanding the role of enrolled nursing in New Zealand?

11. JACINDA ARDERN to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement in the House last week that “some of our preliminary results show that around 7,000 of…16 and 17-year-olds are not touching any sort of programme or training”?

12. JACQUI DEAN to the Minister for Biosecurity: What recent steps has the Government taken to improve pest management in New Zealand?

Question Time for 30 June 2010 (duration: 1h 11′03″)

Questions to Ministers

1. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What challenges are there in the economy to creating permanent and sustainable jobs?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that after his tax switch New Zealanders will “be no worse off, and for the vast bulk they will be better off”?

3. JOHN BOSCAWEN to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Did he tell Mr McPartlin in Blenheim last night that, “if you’re not happy with us or believe climate change is a load of nonsense then at next year’s election vote for a party that doesn’t want an ETS”.

4. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for ACC: Does he think the huge culture change within ACC has gone too far?

5. CATHERINE DELAHUNTY to the Minister of Women's Affairs: Does she stand by her statement to the House on 18 June 2009 that the Government “will leave no stone unturned” in trying to close the gender pay gap?

6. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: How can the vast majority of Kiwi households be better off after the Budget?

7. SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Justice: What reports has he received in response to the range of initiatives for victims of crime that he launched yesterday?

8. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Education: When she said that “This is a bedding-in year for the Standards and feedback from parents is vital”, did she include the feedback from the more than 37,000 New Zealanders who have signed a petition expressing deep concern with the Government’s National Standards policy?

9. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: What reports has he received on changes in investments that are good for New Zealand and will help reduce emissions?

10. IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY to the Minister of Health: How many reports of drug and alcohol rehabilitation or treatment centres closing down or considering closing down has he received since becoming the Minister of Health?

11. Dr PAUL HUTCHISON to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made with respect to a bowel cancer screening pilot for New Zealanders?

12. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Housing: Does he believe that all New Zealanders should have access to appropriate and affordable housing?

Question Time for 29 June 2010 (duration: 1h 4′15″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement to Morning Report on 18 June, when he said the $4.8 million appropriated to the Pacific Economic Development Agency would be contestable?

2. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received of recent budget measures taken internationally, and what implications do they have for New Zealand?

3. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his recent statements on health services?

4. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements has he made about increased support for victims of crime?

5. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister of Corrections: Does she stand by her statement on Close Up last night that “prison is a very expensive place to send somebody to sort out their drug and alcohol problems. I’d much rather they were sorted out in the community”?

6. KEVIN HAGUE to the Minister of Conservation: What criteria and processes will she use to evaluate any land exchange proposed by Meridian Energy for the area of public conservation land it wishes to flood for its proposed Mokihinui hydro scheme?

7. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Corrections: What steps are being taken to make prisons safer and healthier for staff and prisoners?

8. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister for ACC: Did he tell the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on Thursday, 24 June 2010 that ACC was in a stable position with $2 billion of surpluses?

9. DAVID GARRETT to the Attorney-General: Will any legislation replacing the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 contain a clause preventing the Māori owners of sections of the foreshore and seabed held under customary title from charging or attempting to charge other New Zealanders for access to the beach?

10. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Prime Minister: Is he satisfied that Hon Christopher Finlayson has shown sufficient attention to detail to retain his confidence as Attorney-General; if so, why?

11. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Kei te whakaae a ia ki te kōrero a Api Mahuika, te Manakura o Ngāti Porou, nā te kore kōrero tahi ki te iwi kua waiho e te Karauna te Tiriti ki rahaki, ā, hinga tonu atu te tino rangatiratanga o te Māori i roto i te whakaaetanga o te Karauna kia keri-whenua a Petrobras; ki te kore, he aha ai?

o Translation: Does he agree with Ngāti Porou leader Api Mahuika that the Crown acted outside the Treaty because it has not consulted and has failed to honour a guarantee to protect the rights of Māori, in its granting of an exploration permit to Petrobras; if not, why not?

12. NIKKI KAYE to the Minister for Economic Development: What support is the Government providing for New Zealand’s hosting of the 2012 Triathlon ITU World Championships Series grand final?

Question Time for 24 June 2010 (duration: 55′14″)

Questions to Ministers

1. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy?

2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement that “people do have a right to privacy but they have in my opinion broken privacy deciding to go out there, put their names and faces to it as well in photos in the paper,”; if not, why not?

3. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: What reports has he received on support for emissions trading schemes as an effective measure to reduce climate change?

4. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Prime Minister: When he said “there’s always clarification of the rules and they’re not always straightforward” in relation to Hon Christopher Finlayson on four occasions failing to declare a directorship he held, what did he find “not always straightforward” about the requirement to declare “the name of each company of which the member is a director”?

5. HEKIA PARATA to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has the Government made on Community Max?

6. Hon JIM ANDERTON to the Attorney-General: Is it Government policy to grant customary title in the entire Northland Coast from Mangonui up the Cape and down to the Hokianga Heads?

7. NIKKI KAYE to the Minister of Transport: What reports has he received on the safety ratings of New Zealand’s state highways?

8. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Housing: Does he believe that all New Zealanders should have access to appropriate and affordable housing?

9. GARETH HUGHES to the Minister for the Environment: When did the Government become aware that radioactive uranium ore was being shipped through New Zealand ports and the exclusive economic zone for later use in nuclear reactors?

10. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her recent statement to the House that she has no responsibility for decisions that early childhood education services make, as a result of her removal of the subsidy for 80-100 percent qualified staff?

11. JOHN HAYES to the Minister of Conservation: What progress has been made regarding establishing the Game Animal Council?

12. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he received about concerns with transport systems?

Question Time for 23 June 2010 (duration: 57′46″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Minister of Finance: Why did he allocate $4.8 million in the Budget to the Pacific Economic Development Agency rather than making that funding contestable?

2. SUE KEDGLEY to the Minister of Health:Does he agree that older New Zealanders who live in rest homes are among the most vulnerable in our society, and is he satisfied that all rest homes provide safe levels of care for residents, as they are required to do under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001?

3. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on New Zealand’s economic position?

4. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Which state-owned enterprises have indicated to him a need for additional capital and what options is he considering to meet these needs?

5. HONE HARAWIRA to the Minister of Police: How many DNA samples have the New Zealand Police taken from young people seventeen years old and under, over the last year; and what type of charges, if any, were laid against the young people who had DNA samples taken from them?

6. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Housing: Does he believe that all New Zealanders should have access to appropriate and affordable housing?

7. ALLAN PEACHEY to the Minister of Education: Why has she released the report of her Workforce Advisory Group for public discussion?

8. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister for Tertiary Education: Does he stand by his statement in regard to restricted enrolments in some university courses that it “would not be ideal to see too much of this at this time”?

9. PAUL QUINN to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: What recent progress has the Government made towards its goal of settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims by 2014?

10. LYNNE PILLAY to the Minister for ACC: Did ACC alert him that the acceptance rate for ACC funded counselling in the six months to 30 April 2010 was 11.9 percent, and if so when?

11. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Corrections:What progress is the Government making on its commitment to increase the number of prisoners receiving drug and alcohol treatment?

12. Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister of Foreign Affairs:Is the Government committed to ratifying promptly the amendment to the Rome Statute reflecting the resolution adopted by the States Parties to the International Criminal Court at their review conference in Kampala on 11 June 2010, incorporating aggression as a justiciable crime?

Question Time for 22 June 2010 (duration: 1h 4′10″)

Questions to Ministers

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: When he raised human rights with the Chinese delegation last week did he raise the right to freedom of opinion and expression; if not, why not?

2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Minister of Finance: What concerns, if any, has Treasury expressed about the Budget proposal to give the Pacific Economic Development Agency $4.8 million as announced by Hon Georgina Te Heuheu on 20 May 2010?

3. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received showing new jobs are being created as New Zealand continues to build its economic recovery?

4. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How does she define long-term welfare dependency in light of her statement that “I don’t think it’s just the length of time, at all”?

5. JOHN BOSCAWEN to the Minister for Climate Change Issues: Does he agree that New Zealand should not be doing more than the rest of the world on climate change and if so, why did he tell the House on 24 September 2009 that “This emissions trading scheme will be the first of any country outside Europe, and on 1 July 2010 will be the most comprehensive by including transport, industrial, and energy emissions”?

6. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement to the Finance and Expenditure Committee that “it is going to be pretty difficult to maintain” the value of New Zealand Post and TVNZ, and if so, will he rule out ever selling these state-owned assets?

7. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What steps is the Government taking to encourage businesses to be more energy efficient?

8. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his recent statements on health services?

9. NICKY WAGNER to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What is the Government doing to preserve New Zealand’s film heritage?

10. Hon JIM ANDERTON to the Attorney-General: Does he stand by his statement that 2000 kilometres of coastline could be put into customary title? 11. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How much of New Zealand’s electricity generated in the March 2010 quarter came from renewable sources?

12. MOANA MACKEY to the Minister of Housing: What initiatives in Budget 2010 will guarantee that all New Zealanders have access to appropriate and affordable housing?