Written questions

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 25869 (2026); Why is the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme only operating in 113 schools, compared to the 459 schools in the 12-month period between 10 May 2025 and 10 May 2026, and which schools was the programme previously…

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• On average, how much does each Youth Guarantee place cost?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will the Minister commit to ensuring that all elected representatives receive the same level of briefing on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project that Wellington Airport has received to date, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did the Minister raise any concerns with NZTA when regional councillors' letter to the NZTA board about the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project went more than a month without a satisfactory response, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has the Minister sought any advice from the Solicitor-General or any other independent body on whether NZTA's preferential treatment of Wellington Airport over elected MPs in relation to the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project is lawful,…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will the Minister commit to ordering an independent review of NZTA's stakeholder engagement practices on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has the Minister received any informal briefings, updates, or information about the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project through any personal connection to Wellington Airport that were not also provided to other elected representatives?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did Wellington Airport's advocacy meetings with then-Transport Minister Simeon Brown in 2024 influence the Minister's decision to progress the second Mt Victoria Tunnel as a Road of National Significance?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What specific information was disclosed to Wellington Airport executives under the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project NDAs that has not been made available to elected representatives, and will the Minister commit to releasing it?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did the Minister have any knowledge of or involvement in the decision to require Wellington Airport executives to sign non disclosure agreements ahead of confidential SH1 Wellington Improvements Project discussions?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has the Minister made any relevant disclosures in the Cabinet interests register in relation to the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What decisions, if any, relating to the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project has the Minister personally made or signed off on, and did he declare any personal interests before doing so?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did the Minister direct or encourage NZTA, as NZTA has been reported as doing so, to treat Wellington Airport as a priority stakeholder on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project, and if not, was he aware that NZTA was doing so?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did the Minister recuse himself from any decisions relating to the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project due to any personal connection to Wellington Airport, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• 29557

  Was the Minister aware that NZTA was providing confidential briefings on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project to Wellington Airport executives while denying the same access to elected MPs?

• 29558

  Did the Minister consult with NZTA before it decided to exclude elected representatives from SH1 Wellington Improvements Project briefings that were made available to a private commercial entity, and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Why did NZTA offer Wellington Airport confidential briefings on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project while simultaneously refusing to brief local MPs on the same project?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, was provided to the Minister by the Tertiary Education Commission about funding additional Youth Guarantee places, by date and title?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the process for allocating the 1000 Youth Guarantee places funded in Budget 2026?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the rationale for not funding more Youth Guarantee places in addition to the 1000 extra in Budget 2026?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• 29563

  How many, if any, young people have not been engaged in education, employment or training for more than 6 months as of 20th June 2026, listed by region and number of young people?

• 29564

  Since 2020 what is the average amount of time for a young person not engaged in education, employment or training to be disengaged, listed by year?

• 29565

  How many, if any, young people have not been engaged in education, employment, or training for a period of time longer than 6 months since 2020, listed by year?

Asked by

Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, including emails and letters, if any, has he received from Hon Matt Doocey regarding the Pegasus Golf Course for the month beginning 22 May 2026?

Asked by

Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, including emails and letters, if any, has he received from Hon Matt Doocey regarding the Pegasus Golf Course for the month beginning 8 May 2026?

Asked by

Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, including emails and letters, if any, has he received from Hon Matt Doocey regarding the Pegasus Golf Course for the month beginning 22 May 2026?

Asked by

Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, including emails and letters, if any, has he received from Hon Matt Doocey regarding the Pegasus Golf Course for the month beginning 8 May 2026?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• What modelling, if any, was done to inform the decision to fund 1000 Youth Guarantee places in Budget 2026?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• Were any requests made, by providers or tertiary institutions to fund more than 1000 Youth Guarantee places?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did the Minister receive about demand for Youth Guarantee funding during the Budget 2026 process, by date and title?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• Did he or anyone in his office raise any questions about a request for preliminary approval from Minister Jones to travel to Toronto in March 2025 and if so, what questions were raised?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• How many former Wakari Hospital Ward 10a patients have subsequently entered the criminal justice system, including remand or imprisonment, since January 2026, if any?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many dwellings have been consented or completed under the minor dwelling ("granny flat") planning changes that took effect on 15 January 2026, and does he stand by the projection that those changes would result up to 13,000 such…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), how much Infrastructure Reference Group funding was spent on the Conical Hill Flyline prior to its cancellation, and what, if anything, was delivered?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), following Hurunui District Council's decision to cancel the Conical Hill Flyline, how much Infrastructure Reference Group funding, if any, has been returned to the Crown?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), does the reduced scope of the Far North District Council jetties project reflect the Rangitāne component not proceeding, and how much of the funding allocated to that component has been spent or returned to…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), how much Infrastructure Reference Group funding, if any, was returned to the Crown as a result of the reduced scope of the Tara-Ika Growth Area project?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and Infrastructure Reference Group funding, and what is the reduced scope and reduced funding, for the Tara-Ika Growth Area project?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• On what dates in 2026, if any, did the Terrorist Designation Working Group meet regarding the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Does he accept the findings of the Homelessness Insights report released on 17 June 2026, including the reported 31 percent increase in people discharged from hospital to no fixed abode since 2023 and the 23.7 percent increase in people…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 29584

  On what date, if any, did the Terrorist Designation Working Group recommend that the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?

• 29585

  Did the Terrorist Designation Working Group recommend that the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• On what dates in 2026, if any, did the Terrorist Designation Working Group meet regarding the designation of The Shining Path as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 29587

  On what date, if any, did the Terrorist Designation Working Group recommend that the designation of The Shining Path as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?

• 29588

  Did the Terrorist Designation Working Group recommend that the designation of The Shining Path as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• Will any programmes or projects focused on supporting victims of sexual violence cease because of no additional funding from Budget 2026?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• 29002

  Question published 19 June 2026

  What were the total travel costs for the GNS Science staff member who accompanied Hon Shane Jones on his ministerial visit to Canada in March 2025?

• 29004

  Question published 19 June 2026

  What were the total accommodation costs for the GNS Science staff member who accompanied Hon Shane Jones on his ministerial visit to Canada in March 2025?

• 29005

  Question published 19 June 2026

  What was the total travel costs for the two Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment staff members who accompanied Hon Shane Jones on his ministerial visit to Canada in March 2025?

• 29006

  Question published 19 June 2026

  What was the total accommodation costs for the two Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment staff members who accompanied Hon Shane Jones on his ministerial visit to Canada in March 2025?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• Did New Zealand Trade and Enterprise officials travel to Toronto, Canada during Minister Jones’s attendance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention in March 2025 and if so, on what dates, if any, did they…

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• Did the GNS Science official who accompanied Hon Shane Jones on his ministerial visit to Canada in March 2025 stay at the Intercontinental Toronto Centre Hotel and if so, what were the dates of their stay?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• Did New Zealand Trade and Enterprise officials make the booking for Minister Jones’s limousine service in Toronto during his March 2025 visit and if so, on what date?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• When, if at all, are Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials required to fly Premium Economy or Economy when travelling on official business and what exceptions, if any, are there?