Oral Questions for Tuesday 28 July 2026

Questions to Ministers KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on Government support for working families? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made on transport? JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Resources: What reports, if any, has he seen about the minerals sector? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: What was the total number of full-time equivalent vacant nursing positions in Health NZ in each quarter from July 2024 to December 2025, and has the number of vacancies increased, decreased, or stayed the same over that period? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister of Justice: What measures has the Government taken to reduce the number of victims of crime? Hon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister for Disability Issues: Does she stand by her statement that "Our Government is focused on improving the lives of the nearly one in six disabled New Zealanders"; if so, does she agree with disability organisations saying that disabled people are falling further behind under this Government? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Why did the Government decide to abolish the Grocery Commissioner before publicly releasing its analysis on grocery competition? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister for Mental Health: What recent announcement has he made about introducing psychology assistants to deliver more mental health and addiction workers?