Questions to Ministers CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on fiscal policy? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance's statement that "Risking higher inflation in the pursuit of unsustainably high employment, just creates the conditions for a more severe hike in interest rates later on to bring inflation back under control"; if so, what does she consider to be "unsustainably high employment"? Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he stand by his criticisms of the critics of AUKUS, including his statement about Hon Bob Carr that "he is nothing more than a Chinese puppet"? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement that "Oranga Tamariki needs to get back to its core focus, which is care and protection of our young people"? CAMERON LUXTON to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): What firearms safety message, if any, does she have for New Zealanders taking part in the opening weekend of duck-shooting season? GREG FLEMING to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made around streamlining building consent changes? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: What actions, if any, has she taken to disestablish Te Pukenga? HANA-RAWHITI MAIPI-CLARKE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What, if anything, is she doing to address Maori unemployment which has increased by 1.4 percent to 8.2 percent in the last quarter, at a rate that is nearly five times worse than the national average? ANDY FOSTER to the Minister for Resources: What reports has he seen on New Zealand's resources sector? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: How is she ensuring that environmental decisions are being considered across Government? Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN to the Minister of Education: What advice, if any, has she had on the impact of Ministry of Education job cuts on Maori and Pasifika students?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TAKUTA FERRIS to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): What evidence, if any, does she have that reintroducing three-strikes legislation will reduce crime in Aotearoa? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Finance: What challenges has she faced in putting together this year's Budget? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her commitment to deliver meaningful tax cuts for New Zealanders; if so, will she guarantee that every New Zealander will be better off under her Budget? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he agree with the Prime Minister that "No projects have been selected yet for the fast-track process"; if so, will he commit to providing an opportunity for public scrutiny of the projects when they are selected for Part A of Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Bill? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What announcements has he made regarding reforms to the Resource Management Act 1991? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he stand by his statement, "I do think people are feeling vulnerable. And that, for me, is a message that I must be a strong advocate and contributor to Maori success"; if so, does he think cutting jobs at Te Puni Kokiri is a "contributor to Maori success"? CARL BATES to the Minister of Education: What announcements has she recently made on priorities for education? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What advice, if any, has he received on the safety of frontline police officers? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister for Children: Does she agree with official advice that military-style boot camps are "likely to be detrimental to young people with a history of abuse"; if not, why not? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made in building and construction? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Economic Development: Does she agree with her statement, "I think we need to get on with the job of delivering for New Zealand"; if so, what actions has she taken to deliver for New Zealanders?

Questions to Ministers HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the statements and actions of all his Ministers? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on tax? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's policies and actions? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Education: What reports has she seen about the "away for the day" cellphone policy? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "We will be both sustaining front-line services and, in the cases of the areas that I outlined in my opening remarks, increasing funding for those services"? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? HON DR AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that "We stand by our commitments, that we won't be reducing the front line, that we will continue to deliver services as effectively as we can, and that the cuts that we're talking about are mostly back-office cuts"? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister for Disability Issues: What recent announcements has she made? TODD STEPHENSON to the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac): What recent announcements has he made about improving Kiwis' access to medicines? HON WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has he made regarding regulations in the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003?

Questions to Ministers NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen about the economy? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Can she confirm that she told the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning that the Government would be borrowing more in the future, and how much is the Government intending to borrow? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made? LAN PHAM to the Minister for the Environment: Does she agree with advice from officials in the Our Land 2024 report that "An extractive approach to land reduces nature's ability to sustain itself and provide for us, putting our economy and livelihoods, food system resilience, natural ecosystems, and quality of life at risk"; if not, why not? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What advice has she received from MSD officials that informed the Government's target of reducing the number of people on the jobseeker support benefit by 50,000 by 2030? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister of Housing: What recent announcements has he made on steps to improve the rental market? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Media and Communications: Does she stand by her statement, "Media plays a very, very important role in our democracy"; if not, why not? Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN to the Associate Minister of Education (Partnership Schools): Does he agree with the Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa report on Ka Ora, Ka Ako that "the evidence is clear: Ka Ora, Ka Ako alleviates hunger and less hunger improves school achievement"; if not, why not? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made on speed limits in Kapiti? Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): Does she stand by all of her statements and actions in respect of firearms reform? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing): What recent announcements has the Government made about emergency housing? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Veterans: Does he agree with RSA National President Sir Wayne Shelford that "New Zealand has legislation that is discriminatory and inadequately provides for New Zealand's veterans of military service"?

Questions to Ministers RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made about tax? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What process, if any, has she established for portfolio Ministers and Cabinet to review and approve the cost-saving proposals currently being consulted on by agencies through the Initial Baseline Exercise? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills): What recent announcements, if any, has he made in his portfolio? TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP to the Minister for Maori Development: Does he stand by all the Government's policies and actions? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made about shorter wait times for elective treatment? INGRID LEARY to the Associate Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Prime Minister's recent statement that the average adult now is on the benefit for 13 years on average, and the under-25s are on the benefit for an average of 24 years? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister of Justice: What target has the Government set for a reduction in violent crime? HON PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: When did she receive the briefing titled "Changes to Equipment and Modification Services and flexible funding to manage Whaikaha expenditure" and what actions did she take upon receiving the briefing? DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made on curriculum and assessment?

Questions to Ministers DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's policies and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? HON SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made about the Government's fiscal policy? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's policies and statements? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Why has the Government set a target to have 50,000 fewer people receiving the jobseeker support benefit by 2030? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made around making it easier and more affordable to build in New Zealand? LAURA TRASK to the Associate Minister of Education (Partnership Schools): What recent announcements has he made regarding school attendance? HON DR MEGAN WOODS to the Minister of Climate Change: Has he received advice that the science of biogenic methane's impact on climate change is already settled; if so, does he agree with that advice? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Minister for Resources: What recent announcements has he made? HON KIERAN MCANULTY to the Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing): Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers MILES ANDERSON to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made about the Budget operating allowance? Hon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Did the reports she received from Whaikaha that she referred to in her answer to question No. 4 yesterday contain figures of those who used disability support funding for pedicures and massages, or did they just contain anecdotal evidence? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has she seen about student behaviour in classrooms? CAMERON LUXTON to the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms): Is it important that licensed firearms owners take the time to revise the rules of firearms safety over the coming months? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister for the Public Service: Does she agree with Nicola Willis's promise in 2023 that no cuts will be made to any front-line services? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What advice, if any, has she seen on the impact of the Government's coalition agreement policies on workers? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology: What recent announcement has she made in the science, innovation and technology portfolio? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? JAMES MEAGER to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has he made on removing red tape in the building system? STEVE ABEL to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for the Environment: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Mental Health: What is his response to the rate of suspected suicide which, according to Te Whatu Ora's data for 2022, is 51.9 per 100,000 for Maori males aged 25-44 years compared to 16.4 per 100,000 for non-Maori males?

Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the Minister for Disability Issues? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made on the Budget? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's policies and actions? Hon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made about assisting New Zealanders who need to travel to receive health treatment? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen on the Brynderwyn Hills? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister for Space: What recent announcement has she made in her Space portfolio? STEVE ABEL to the Minister for Regional Development: Does he stand by his statement that "Seabed mining has a legitimate place in New Zealand's regional economy"; if not, why not? REUBEN DAVIDSON to the Minister of Statistics: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What recent announcements has she made in her portfolio? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister of Finance: What announcements has she recently made about supporting low- and middle-income families? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her commitment not to cut frontline services? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister for Infrastructure: What steps is the Government taking to address New Zealand's infrastructure deficit? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Minister for Seniors: What recent reports has she seen regarding the aged-care sector? Hon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Does she stand by her statement in the House, "no disabled person will lose access to funding for essential services"; if so, why are insulin pumps and diabetes monitors being excluded from Whaikaha's disability support funding? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made on period products in schools? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? Hon JENNY SALESA to the Minister for Ethnic Communities: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister for Trade: What actions has the Government taken to support trade with the Middle East?

HON PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Does she stand by her statement regarding funding for disability support services, "They have been trying to deal with that, and we have been working with them to deal with that since they alerted me in December"; if so, on what date was she first alerted to these funding issues? GREG FLEMING to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on the New Zealand economy? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: When, if ever, can Palestinian New Zealanders expect her response to their repeated calls for a special humanitarian visa to bring their family members safely to New Zealand? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister for Trade: What actions has the Government taken to support New Zealand trade? HON DR AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? CARL BATES to the Minister for Mental Health: What recent announcement has he made regarding mental health? TODD STEPHENSON to the Minister for Courts: What recent policy announcements has she made? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister for Veterans: Does he stand by his statement that the Veterans' Independence Programme is "a great thing to be able to do"; if so, does he support Veterans' Affairs' move to restrict access to the Veterans' Independence Programme? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's policies and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Revenue: What announcement has the Minister made on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Auckland: Does he agree with Christopher Luxon's "commitment to Aucklanders" in the New Zealand Herald today that the Government is "ruthlessly focused on rebuilding the economy and reducing the cost of living so more Kiwis can get ahead"; if so, what actions will he take to deliver cost of living relief for Aucklanders?

Questions to Ministers JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen any recent reports on the New Zealand economy? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DR HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Health: What actions has the Government taken to deliver better cancer services? ANDY FOSTER to the Associate Minister for Energy: What actions, if any, has he taken to establish a fuel security plan? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: What actions has the Government taken to support the Primary sector? HON GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statements and policies? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? HON PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister of Housing: Does he stand by his statement that "Our collective failure to build enough houses has trapped people in poverty, it has increased inequality, it has made us poorer rather than wealthier"; if so, will he commit to delivering enough new public homes through Kainga Ora to clear the wait-list? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister for Building and Construction: What announcements has the Government made about building consent delays?