Oral Questions for Tuesday 30 May 2023

Questions to Ministers: CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to reduce emissions in the energy sector? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: How will Budget 2023 help to get more Kiwis onto public transport? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Treasury's statement in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2023 that "relative to the Half Year Update ... interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer to manage inflationary pressure", and what impact does he expect this will have on mortgage holders? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for Pacific Peoples: How does Budget 2023 foster the development of Pacific language initiatives? HON MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer"; if so, why? HON JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Housing: Has she received any advice on the difference between the infrastructure cost and environmental impact of greenfield development compared to providing more homes within existing urban areas; if so, what does the advice say? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Maori Development: How does Budget 2023 invest in whanau, whare, and whakapapa for Maori across the country? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Associate Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statement regarding the early childhood education sector's reaction to the conditions attached to the 20 hours' free funding, "I can't explain why they think it's unaffordable", when an open letter representing three-quarters of the ECE sector was sent to her office explaining it to her? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: How is the Government supporting the game development sector? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: Does she stand by her statement, "It is my view that New Zealanders feel safer", if so, why?