Questions for Oral Answer 23 August 2023

CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Housing: What recent progress has the Government made to boost public housing in Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance's statement that he was "too definitive" when, prior to the election, he ruled out changes to the bright-line test, and will the Government's subsequent changes to the bright-line test result in some New Zealanders paying a capital gains tax on their family home? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his response "Yes, I do" to my question yesterday asking if he stood by "the factually incorrect statement he made to Newshub on Saturday 'The idea that you'd make a joke about blowing up an ethnic minority is something that isn't really that funny' ", and does he consider his own statements that the Ministry for Pacific Peoples' expenditure "isn't acceptable" to be criticising an ethnic minority? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What announcement has she recently made regarding improving the mental health of New Zealanders? 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? STEPH LEWIS to the Minister of Agriculture: What has the Government done to support New Zealand's farmers and growers? TAMA POTAKA to the Associate Minister of Housing (Maori Housing): Does he stand by all his statements and actions in relation to Maori housing? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Police: What actions have Police taken to crack down on retail and organised crime? BROOKE van VELDEN to the Minister of Health: Is it acceptable that as of July this year there have been 3,361 cases of staff being physically assaulted in Te Whatu Ora facilities, and is it acceptable that this is only 98 fewer assaults than the 3,459 physical assaults that occurred in the whole of 2022? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Loca