Order!
Order! Order! Question No.3.
My
My question is to the Minister of
employment, or training according to the Household
the Household Labour Force Survey increased since the same quarter
The
The number of
were unemployed and not in education were unemployed and not in education
in the June 2017 quarter, according
to the household Labour
forte survey released yesterday, is
29,000. That is the exact same number as recorded
in the 2016 June quarter. In the
wider NEAT situation, the total
number for NEATs for June
2017 isdown 12,000 on the last quarter,
down 17,000 on the December quarter,
1,000 down on the September 2016
1,000 down on the September 2016
quarter but, yes, I can confirm for
the member he has found a
quarter, it is up 3,000 on that June quarter.
the
Supplementary question.
Order! To confirm for the minister, at the exact same quarter last year
there are 3,000 more
not in employment, education and not in employment, education and
training and why is
not in employment, education and
the member, I confirm for him, and I think I have illustrated
that in answer to the primary question, is
that the numbers
do move around a bit from quarter to quarter. The
figures in June are 12,000 down on
the March quarter, 17,000 down on
the December quarter, 1,000 down on
the September 2016 quarter and I can
the September 2016 quarter and I can
confirm for him that it is up
3,000 on the same time last year.
on the same time last year. Supplementary question.
on the same time last year. Supplementary question. Why are
there 3,000 more
Supplementary question. Why are
in employment, education or training compared to the exact same quarter
exact answer but I can tell him that it is not because they
are unemployed. Because the number that
are unemployed, as I
pointed out to him in answer to the primary
question, and who aren't
in education is exactly the
same number as it was in June last year.
I invite the member to have a look at
table 5 in
the Household Labour Force Survey and if he is
interested compare the numbers, of
which there are about a dozen, from June 2017
back from 2016 and he
can make his own call. Supplementary question.
own call. Supplementary question. Why, according to the Household
Labour Force Survey in comparison
to the exact same quarter last
year are there more young people not
in education, employment or training
in Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu, Tasman,
Nelson, Marlborough, West
Coast, Canterbury and
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast,
slightly more in those areas and slightly more in those areas and
slightly less in other
areas. Can I point
slightly less in other areas. Can I slightly
slightly less in other areas. Can I point out to the member that he is
talking about a population of
in his wisdom he is debating the figure of 3,000 in June of last
year. I encourage him to
continue on his line of questioning but I can
point out to him that
compared to June last year the number of
young people unemployed who aren't
in education is exactly the same.
Supplementary question.
education is exactly the same. Supplementary question. After nine
years of being in Government, why
are there more
years of being in Government, why
in education, employment or training and if he doesn't know
why, why doesn't he
and if he doesn't know why, why
I
I am
I am in
I am in this weird universe where Mr Robertson seems to think that
he knows exactly what a very,
very small proportion of the
667,000 young people aged
small proportion of the 667,000
can point out to him is that the figures are nearly identical to last
year. Significantly down
on the last quarter. Significantly down on the
quarter before that. So only in
Mr Robertson's warped world could it
be called an increase.
Robertson's warped world could it be
Order!
Order! Question No.4.
My
My question is to the Minister of
made in relation to filling the Chair positions at
Canterbury and South Canterbury
South Canterbury District Health
Today
Today I
Today I announced the appointment of John Wood as chair
of the Canterbury correct health wood with Sir
Mark Solomon continuing in
his role as deputy chair. Together