Written questions

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What data has Treasury collected so far on interest rates and terms actually offered under settled Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans, compared to standard commercial lending?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Have there been any defaults on Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans to date, and if so, what has been the cost to the Crown?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• How many projects approved for loans to date under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme involve gas efficiency measures, versus fuel-switching, versus asset-switching?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What monitoring mechanism is in place to verify banks are complying with the legal requirement to pass on the benefit of the 80% Crown guarantee under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, and how frequently is this reported to…

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, reports, or any other written document, if any, has the Minister received on the progress of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme progress since the scheme's establishment, listed by title and date?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What is the current breakdown of loans issued by each participating bank in the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What is the average loan size approved so far under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, and how does this compare to the $50 million per-business cap?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, reports, or any other written document, if any, has the Minister received on the progress of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme progress since the scheme's establishment, listed by title and date?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• How many applications under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme have been approved, and how many declined, listed by participating bank?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Since the five banks initially signed deeds of indemnity for the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, have any further banks joined the Scheme, or approached the Treasury to do so?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• How many case managers were there at the Ministry of Social Development and Employment on November 23rd 2023; and how many are there on September 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• 40517

  Has there been a reduction in the amount of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) directly employed by the Ministry of Social Development and Employment since November 23rd 2023; if so, where have these reductions been made, by internal department…

• 40518

  What was the amount of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) directly employed by the Ministry of Social Development and Employment on November 23rd 2023; and what is the amount on September 9th 2026?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many deer has the Sika Foundation killed, including as part of its mandate to manage deer populations, since 2015, broken down by year?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What public money has been provided to the Sika Foundation since 2015, broken down by year?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What is the proposed work program for the use of any funding the Game Animal Council has received, specifically with regard to the management of Herds of Special Interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What is the proposed work program for the use of any funding the Game Animal Council has received?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding public funding for the Game Animal Council and/or management of the Sika Herd of special interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding public funding, including Department of Conservation funding, for the Game Animal Council and/or management of the Sika Herd of special interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• If funding from the Department of Conservation has been transferred to the Game Animal Council for management of the sika deer herd of special interest, when was this money provided to them?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Where does the public allocation come from, if there is one, for the Game Animal Council management of the sika herd of special interest?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What is the total volume of gas use avoided, if any, as a result of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Where does the public allocation come from, if there is one, for the Game Animal Council management of the sika herd of special interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How much funding from the Department of Conservation budget appropriation, if any, has been received by the Game Animal Council for management of the sika deer herd of special interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How much funding from the Department of Conservation budget appropriation, if any, has been transferred to the Game Animal Council for management of the sika deer herd of special interest?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What documents, if any, did Federated Farmers provide to the Minister in preparation for, during, or following his 30/04/26 meeting with them?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Were any notes or minutes taken as records of the Minister's 30/04/26 meeting titled "MEET: Federated Farmers"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Who were the attendees at the Minister's 30/04/2026 meeting titled "MEET: Federated Farmers"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What topics were discussed at the Ministers 27/05/2026 meeting titled "MEET: Federated Farmers"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What correspondence, if any, did the Minister or his office have with Paul Melville, member of the 'Expert Advisory Group on Resource Management Reform' and 'General Manager – Policy and Advocacy at Federated Farmers' during the…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What aspects of RMA Reform were discussed at the Minister's 30/04/2026 meeting titled "MEET: Federated Farmers", which included Minister Watts and officials?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to replies 39009 and 39028, did the Public Service Commissioner receive any separate advice or briefings in his capacity as Government Chief Digital Officer ahead of these meetings, distinct from MoSR 2026-0194, if so, what was the…

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to reply 39028, what did the Public Service Commissioner seek to achieve from meetings with Meta, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Apple in his capacity as Government Chief Digital Officer?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to reply 39009, were the key messages in "MoSR 2026-0194: Travel Pack" for the Destination for Data roadshow the same key messages represented to NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Apple?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to reply 39018, were data centres or potential opportunities for data centres in New Zealand raised in any of the 5 meetings, if so, by whom?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to reply 39018, was procurement of cloud, AI, or digital infrastructure services discussed generally?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to Reply 39030, what matters were discussed?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to Reply 39021, why was Boston Consulting Group present for the meeting with NVIDIA, but not the meetings with Meta, Apple, Microsoft or google?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Further to Reply 39023, what outcomes, if any, was the Minister seeking from meetings with Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 40545

  Did the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2022, which was published in December 2023, that only 68% of New Zealand students felt that they belong at school; and, if not, what did she do to address this and, following the release of…

• 40546

  Does the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2025 New Zealand was lowest among 36 other OECD nations on the index of students' sense of belonging; and, if not, what, if anything, is the Government doing now to address New Zealand…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What correspondence or discussion, if any, did the Minister have with Federated Farmers about their recommendation, as documented in their submission on the Natural Environment and Planning Bills, "that a clause is added to the Natural…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• What is the Minsiter’s understanding, if any, of the importance of Wānanga and Kaupapa Māori research, and how, if at all, is this reflected in the government’s current funding priorities?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, has been committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2025?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2023?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2024?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, has been committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• What is the Minsiter’s understanding, if any, of the importance of Wānanga and Kaupapa Māori research, and how, if at all, is this reflected in the government’s current funding priorities?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2024?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2025?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How much research funding, if any, was committed to Wānanga or kaupapa Māori research in 2023?