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indicators. This Government will lead the world to make sure
that budgets improve wellbeing.
Question No. 3.
My
My question is to the Minister for Child
My question is to the Minister for
Order!
Order! Whole title. Thank you. Sorry. I will go from
My
My question is to the Minister for Child
My question is to the Minister for
consider material deprivation as an important indicator
important indicator of children in
use it as one of their measures to show any reduction in child
use it as one of their measures to
Yes.
Yes. And
Yes. And it is my intention that material hardship be used as one
of the measures we hold ourselves to.
I have today, in fact, signed and
delivered a letter to Mr English
with these details and others
for the child poverty Bill cap
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support for in this House. In to
then sign a letter and deliver it to others to give them assurances that
the
others to give them assurances that
told from senior officials will be cut from their funding will,
in fact, be delivered when
they actually do so much for material
hardship
They were not told that by officials. I'm advised that
that is not what they were
told.
What I can say, however, is that the
time limited because the last Government said it would run
out in
In fact, the last Government also cut over a million dollars from
their programme as well.
This Government, however, has not
yesterday made a decision on kid
can funding because we
haven't made any of our budget decisions yet. It is
still something that ministers
are still
In light of the fact that it is provided over
In light of the fact that it is
168,000 children over 700 mostly low decile schoolschy can the Minister
not
decile schoolschy can the Minister
certainty so they can make a real difference in these
children's
As I've said, a decision hasn't yet been made on kids... Order. Can
I ask the members behind the PM
to be a lilt quieter. They are
quieter. They are coming through her microphone meaning we are
having
has not yet been made on the funding.
has not yet been made on the
As I understand it, officials had a conversation with the group but it
was not one that had been brought do
minister's attendtion. We haven't
made any Budget decisions yet.
What I will say is that that funding that
was being received
wasn't for food. The last Government cut
their funding for food
programmes some time ago. Can the Minister
confirm that Government funding for the
Kick Start programme is in jeopardy
and if not can she confirm if
its funding will continue for four
to the food programme which led to kids can's programmes
being reduced again, as I say, we haven't
made any of those decisions yet. That is all
part of Budget
of those decisions yet. That is all
With the Minister's commitment to reducing child poverty, will she
maintain the better public service
targets which are tailored
to reduce hardship by using
the most robust targets on child poverty that will ever have
been set by any Government. I'm proud
of that. And I'm seeking that member's
support for that to
be something that
support for that to be something poverty
support for that to be something that is set in legislation
for future Governments as well,
because unlike the last Government, we are
determined to reduce inequality.
determined to reduce inequality. Point of order. Bennett event
who isnd thatting, as opposed to the
member who is sitting
and taking her call.
member who is sitting and taking her member
member who is sitting and taking her call. Thank you. My question was
particularly around the Better
Public Service targets and if the
Government would be keeping them,
and the Minister didn't actually
member to repeat her question, preface which was out of order.
member to repeat her question, preface which was out of order. Can
I ask if the Minister will maintain
the better public service targets
which are tailored to reduce
hardship by using a
which are tailored to reduce
approach. The Government never set a Better
Better Public Service target to reduce child poverty. In fact,
that is which this Government wants to
do. Own goal! Own goal! Point
of order. She still hasn't answered
that question. She... She
asserted... The member
will resume her seat. The question was
certainly addressed. Question No. 4.
My
My question is to the Minister of
is a major shortage of teachers going into the 2018
Sadly,
Sadly, yes... Order! Chris Hipkins. Sadly, yes. It's particularly acute