Question Time for 23 November 2021

Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?

Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for the Environment: Does he consider that trees in our cities and towns are appropriately protected; if so, why?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?

Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent decisions has the Government made on New Zealand’s transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework?

DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her statements and policies?

ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister of Finance: Has he sought advice on the number of businesses that may be forced to close once current financial support is reworked as part of the traffic light system; if so, how many businesses?

NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the state of the venture capital industry?

JAN LOGIE to the Minister for Building and Construction: Is she satisfied that carbon emissions in the building and construction sector are being reduced fast enough to meet the Government’s emission reduction goals?

CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: How many fully vaccinated people, if any, who have travelled from Australia since 23 August 2021 have tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand, and how many travellers from Australia have completed stays in managed isolation and quarantine since 23 August 2021?

IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How is the Government supporting businesses to get their workforces vaccinated?

NICOLA WILLIS to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): Does she have confidence in the way Kāinga Ora is implementing its “sustainable tenancies” policy, and what advice, if any, has she had about whether Kāinga Ora’s policy to “preserve and not terminate tenancies” has placed it in breach of its obligations as a landlord under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986?

WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Conservation: What progress has been made on establishing a marine mammal sanctuary in the Bay of Islands?