Oral Questions for 6 August 2024

Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Questions to Ministers MARK CAMERON to the Minister for Regulation: What initiatives, if any, is the Ministry for Regulation working on to improve the quality of regulations in New Zealand? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? MILES ANDERSON to the Minister of Finance: What is the operating allowance for Budget 2025? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "Our Budget was very deliberate in the funding of core priorities because our priorities are the same priorities as New Zealanders"; if so, is she concerned that her choices are disconnected from everyday New Zealanders? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister for Energy: What recent announcements has he made regarding fuel security? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made about transforming maths education? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement that "stakeholder groups, Opposition parties, Governments, and Maori have all called for Oranga Tamariki to change. This is what change looks like"; if so, why? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Police: What feedback has he seen about Police's community beat patrols? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: Does she stand by her statement regarding the availability of services that support victims of family violence, "sometimes it's not about just throwing extra money at stuff. It's about making sure that the money is going to the right places. And we're working through where those gaps are and where the money we have currently got isn't being spent well and focusing it to where it is being spent well. So that is a process, and that takes time"; if so, when will that process be completed? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: What recent actions have been taken to begin public consultation on the redesign of the vocational education and training system?