Oral Questions for Wednesday 24 July 2024

Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Questions to Ministers TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister of Police: What action is being taken to boost Police recruitment? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: How many people have used the Budget 2024 tax calculator? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the four-lane roads of national significance between Auckland and Northland? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that "The Budget we delivered in May was a careful combination of investment in frontline services whilst also continuing to do our bit to keep inflation down"; if so, what specific initiative in her Budget, if any, can she point to that will reduce inflation? SCOTT WILLIS to the Minister for Building and Construction: Are new houses in New Zealand too well insulated; if not, why is he considering rolling back insulation standards? Hon SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcements has he made about conservation funding? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement that "We are focused on lifting New Zealand families out of hardship and giving them more opportunities to get ahead by helping all who can work into jobs"; if so, why has the number of beneficiaries continued to rise across the country? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made about remote inspections? MARK CAMERON to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What recent announcements has she made about lotteries for charitable purposes? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he agree with Health New Zealand Commissioner Lester Levy that "we don't need more money"; if so, on what date did he first become aware that HNZ was on track for significant overspend?