of APH where that decision was made. I declared at that meeting my
knowledge of Mr Handley. Question
No. 3, the Hon Simon Bridges.
My
My question is to the Prime
Government's policies, statements, and
Government's policies, statements,
Yes.
Is
Is it the policy of
Government to increase the refugee quota to 1,500 a year in
this term of Government,
of Government, as previously announced
of Government, as previously
I have said many times before when we've made a decision as
a Cabinet, that policy will be released. I know
that the member is hotly
anticipating the decision. Is it the
policy of this
anticipating the decision. Is it the
previously announced by her
This Government's policy is to have an effective justice system which,
unfortunately, we lost under that
last government, with an increasing
prison population and
a static crime rate. That's
rate. That's why Minister Andrew Little is doing excellent
work alongside Minister Kelvin Davis to
improve rehabilitation,
improve rehabilitation, get the prison population down
improve rehabilitation, get the
community safer. Is it the policy of this
community safer. Is it the policy of
the employment relations bill as approved by all of Cabinet
and reported
approved by all of Cabinet and
If not, what changes are being made to
If not, what changes are being made
himself has said in this House, the bill will pass. And when it
does, we look forward to bringing
balance back to the workplace
and making sure that we have a fair go
for workers and acknowledge the
good work employers are doing to try and
lift wages at
the same time.
Does she agree with her Deputy PM's insistence yesterday that his
While that member's caught up on semantics...
While that member's caught up on
..this Government is proud that a recent survey said that the people
of New Zealand have greater
confidence in us than that last
government. And I don't think
they particularly care about
descriptors and what was on a website. We
have the support of New
Zealand. That's why we're here and
you're over
Order! I'm going to point out to the Rt Hon PM, when she's finished
the other conversation, that I'm here,
and she doesn't refer to me.
Speaking of semantics, why are there over 50 references by her
ministers in this parliament to being
a
we're in government and you're not.
The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Could I ask the PM, as evidence to
the cooperative nature of this
Coalition, that she
is aware it being a fact that, since
the election
being a fact that, since the
1,055 decisions have been made of unity and, since Monday's Cabinet,
understand that to be the case, which is an incredible list of
achievements
achievements that far outstrip anything that
anything that last government achieved, I would say, in an entire
nine years. Why did she say
yesterday, in respect of the phrase
records her using it more than a dozen times as PM
right in that
Party. I don't think anyone on this side of the House has lost site
of that. I'm also the PM
of a Government that has a Coalition
partner and a confidence in supply
partner, and I am proud of all of
When the PM commented on GDP on the Hoskings show this morning, was
the reason she made the mistake she did
because she was distracted
by managing Coalition differences in
not the first time that Mike Hoskings and I have not listened
to
Does she know the difference between GDP and Crown financial
Does she know the difference between
Yes, Mr Speaker. Next question.
How will her Budget responsibility rules
How will her Budget responsibility
of course, it will support them. We need to make sure that
we're delivering responsible
delivering responsible governance and our BRRs were
delivered on in the last Budget and continue to
show that we're able to deliver
surpluses whilst maintaining Crown spending
at
Question
Question No. 4, the Hon James
My
My question is to the Minister of
continue the deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq beyond
continue the deployments to
Coup
Coup The Hon Ron Mark. Ultimately, those decisions are
for the Cabinet to make. This
Government will undertake a strategic reassessment
in 2019,