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# Oral Questions – 17 October 2019
- URL: https://goodoil.news/oral-questions-17-october-2019/
- Published: 2019-10-16T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-17T00:42:22.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Featured, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

### Questions to Ministers

**Hon PAULA BENNETT** to the **Prime Minister:** Does she stand by all her Government’s policies and statements?

**JAN TINETTI** to the **Minister of Education:** What action, if any, is the Government taking to ease pressure on early childhood education services that have been hit by qualified teacher shortages?

**Hon TODD McCLAY** to the **Minister of Finance:** What economic policies, if any, are responsible for the increase in the number of New Zealanders leaving New Zealand?

**JENNY MARCROFT** to the **Minister of Defence:** What actions, if any, has he taken to ensure the continued operation of Defence Force aircraft at Whenuapai Airbase?

**Hon MARK MITCHELL** to the **Minister of Justice:** Does he stand by all his policies and actions?

**Hon LOUISE UPSTON** to the **Minister for Social Development:** Does she stand by all her policies and actions?

**PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN** to the **Minister of Customs:** What work is the New Zealand Customs Service doing to keep our borders safe?

**BRETT HUDSON** to the **Minister of Police:** How does he reconcile his answer to Written Question 14509 (2018) with his answer to Oral Question 10 yesterday that “we are going to meet the 1,800 new police target next month”, and what is the number of net new police that have been recruited since his Government took office?

**ANAHILA KANONGATA’A-SUISUIKI** to the **Minister for Pacific Peoples:** What initiative is taking place this week to support Pacific languages in New Zealand?

**ANDREW BAYLY** to the **Minister of Revenue:** What steps, if any, has he taken to ensure New Zealanders receive refunds on tax they have overpaid on their KiwiSaver incomes for the 2018/19 financial year?

**Hon Dr NICK SMITH** to the **Minister of Justice:** Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

**RAYMOND HUO** to the **Minister of Civil Defence:** What actions has he recently taken to help educate Kiwis on preparing for a natural disaster?