Oral Questions - 8 March 2023 Published date: 08 Mar 2023 Questions to Ministers: 1. ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government supporting people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed by recent severe weather in New Zealand? 2. CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? 3. SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What work is under way to progress gender equity in New Zealand? 4. NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Conservation: Does she believe that the Jobs for Nature programme represents good value for money? 5. NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What has been the cost to taxpayers so far of work associated with proposals for a TVNZ-RNZ merger and a New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme? 6. RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s statements and policies? 7. ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Education: What was the percentage of time associated with unjustified absences in term 3 2019 compared to term 3 2022, and has the percentage of time associated with unjustified absences increased over that period? 8. IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister of Immigration: What recent action has the Government taken to support victims of the war in Ukraine? 9. JAN LOGIE to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she agree with Australian Prime Minister Albanese, who said “right now, there's not enough transparency around the gender pay gap in workplaces. That's why we're introducing a bill to fix that”; if so, when will she introduce a pay transparency bill? 10. SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister for Whānau Ora: How has Whānau Ora responded to the communities affected by Cyclone Gabrielle? 11. SIMEON BROWN to the Minister for the Public Service: What actions, if any, has he taken to address the use of contractors and consultants in the Public Service? 12. RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What additional services is the Government rolling out to support homeowners affected by natural disasters?

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