Question Time for 2 May 2023

Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "it's not right for households to be tightening their belts if the Government doesn't too", and will he rule out introducing a new tax on capital while he is the Minister of Finance? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What support is the Government providing to help New Zealanders with their winter energy costs? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has the Government made on reducing class sizes for years 4 to 8? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he think that New Zealanders are being fairly taxed; if not, what consideration, if any, is the Government giving to reducing the tax paid by average-wage earners? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Finance: Does he think that the wealthiest New Zealanders are paying their fair share of tax? DR SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does she agree with the NZ Herald report on 30 April 2023 that there is a nursing shortage, and has she asked for advice on whether giving new nursing graduates in their first five years an effective pay rise of $4,500 a year by making student loan repayments for them would attract more Kiwis into nursing? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen on worker and visitor arrivals into New Zealand? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Local Government: Does he agree with his predecessor Hon Nanaia Mahuta's statement that "Maori have not expressed rights and interests in three waters assets over and above those as ratepayers within their respective communities of interest"; if so, does he think granting mana whenua representatives half the seats on regional representative groups for water services entities reflects the interests of all ratepayers equally? ANNA LORCK to the Minister of Forestry: What recent announcement has he made on how New Zealand's forestry can help grow the economy and contribute to climate change response? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister of Transport: What is the total amount of subsidies the Government has paid out to Tesla owners through the Clean Car Discount scheme, and how many Teslas have been purchased through the scheme? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What recent announcement has she made regarding transformation in the fishing sector?