Oral Questions for Thursday 14 December 2023

Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the state of the New Zealand economy? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: What are the total emissions reductions that will result from the doubling of renewable energy that was promised by the Prime Minister? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister for Infrastructure: What recent reports has he seen on decision-making processes for Government infrastructure investments? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: What did the official advice provided to Cabinet on 4 December estimate would be the impact of discontinuation of the clean car discount on New Zealand's carbon dioxide emissions, and were there any inconsistencies between this advice and other analysis provided by the Ministry of Transport? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has she seen around distractions in classrooms? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement, "The dream I have for Maori is to lift pretty much every health metric we have to the level we have for non-Maori"; if so, what actions, if any, will he take to achieve this? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: Is he planning on attending Waitangi 2024; if so, what preparations, if any, has he started on behalf of the Government? CAMERON LUXTON to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What steps has she taken to improve flexibility in the labour market? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: What reports has he seen on the export revenue forecasts for the primary sector? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?