Social Development and Employment Portfolio

Oral questions - recent two months

• Welfare Dependency—Initiatives to Address (advance) 6 Oct 2011
• Childcare—Out of School Care and Recreation Programmes (advance) 4 Oct 2011
• Job Creation—Statistics 29 Sep 2011
• Youth Employment—Work and Income Support 28 Sep 2011
• Children, State Care—Support 15 Sep 2011
• Youth Unemployment—Human Rights Commission Report 14 Sep 2011
• Earthquakes, Canterbury—Temporary Accommodation Assistance Payment 14 Sep 2011
• Social Services—Contracting Arrangements 13 Sep 2011
• Child Abuse and Neglect—Child, Youth and Family Support for Social Services 8 Sep 2011
• Child Poverty
  • Left Further Behind Recommendations 15 Sep 2011
  • Estimated Cost Per Year 8 Sep 2011
  • Estimated Cost Per Year 7 Sep 2011
• Unemployment Beneficiaries—Number 7 Sep 2011

Older oral questions

• Welfare Reforms, Youth Initiatives—Payment Card Proposal 17 Aug 2011
• Future Focus—Implementation 9 Aug 2011
• Women’s Refuges—Funding Cuts (advance) 2 Aug 2011
• Youth Minimum Wage—Government Support for Proposed ACT Bill 23 Jun 2011
• Foster Carers—Agreement with Fostering Kids 23 Jun 2011
• Parents, First-time—Support 22 Jun 2011
• Social Services, Canterbury—Government Support 21 Jun 2011
• Community Social Services—Community Response Fund 18 May 2011
• Find a Job Website Vacancies—Employment Standards 12 May 2011
• Youth Rates—Support for Reintroduction 10 May 2011
• Budget 2011
  • Children in State Care 15 Jun 2011
  • Youth Employment Initiatives 5 May 2011
• Children, Protection
  • Government Actions 10 Aug 2011
  • Green Paper Announcement (advance) 2 Aug 2011
  • Priority and Community Support (advance) 14 Apr 2011
• Welfare Dependency—Minister’s Statements (advance) 14 Apr 2011
• Hardship Assistance—Minister’s Statement (advance) 12 Apr 2011
• Family Violence Programmes—Funding (advance) 22 Mar 2011
• Earthquakes, Canterbury—Government Support for People Affected (advance) 22 Mar 2011
• Social Assistance—Minister’s Statement 15 Mar 2011
• Earthquake, Christchurch
  • Availability of Skilled Labour 12 May 2011
  • Extension of Business Assistance Package 5 Apr 2011
  • Counselling Services 23 Mar 2011
  • Ministry of Social Development’s Response 15 Mar 2011
  • Ministry of Social Development’s Response 8 Mar 2011
  • Government Support for Businesses and Employees 8 Mar 2011
• Community Programmes, Funding—Factors Influencing Expansion 17 Feb 2011
• Parity with Australia—Reduction in Child Poverty 16 Feb 2011
• Household Labour Force Survey—Job Seekers in December 2010 Compared with December 2008 10 Feb 2011
• Taeaomanino Trust—Inquiry into Activities 24 Nov 2010
• GST Increase—Effect on Low-income Families 18 Nov 2010
• Youth Opportunities Programme—Job Ops and Community Max 17 Nov 2010
• Unemployment Rate
  • September 2010 Quarter Compared with September 2009 Quarter 9 Nov 2010
  • September 2010 Quarter Compared with September 2009 Quarter 9 Nov 2010
• Earthquake, Canterbury
  • Enhanced Taskforce Green Funding 16 Nov 2010
  • Assistance Provided by Government Social Services 15 Sep 2010
  • Government Assistance 9 Sep 2010
• Unemployment Beneficiaries
  • Canterbury Numbers 13 Jul 2011
  • Number 8 Jun 2011
  • Increase from July 2008 26 Aug 2010
• Employment, 90-day Trial Period—Work and Income Policy 26 Aug 2010
• Job Creation
  • Legislation 24 Aug 2010
  • Legislation 24 Aug 2010
• Children, State Care
  • Home for Life Numbers 5 Jul 2011
  • Children in Care Recommendations 13 Oct 2010
  • Home for Life Package 17 Aug 2010
• Privacy—Minister’s Statement 24 Jun 2010
• Welfare—Minister’s Definition of Long-term Welfare Dependency 22 Jun 2010
• Work and Income Vouchers—Fraudulent Use by Traders 17 Jun 2010
• Budget 2010—Money Committed Under Community Response Model 16 Jun 2010
• Youth Initiatives—Youth Development Programmes Funding 15 Jun 2010
• Employment Policies—Reports on Success 5 May 2010
• Welfare Working Group—Protection for Vulnerable Citizens 29 Apr 2010
• Social Development and Employment, Associate Minister
  • Statements 1 Apr 2010
  • Statements 31 Mar 2010
• Welfare Reforms
  • Payment Card Proposal 18 Aug 2011
  • Youth Initiatives 16 Aug 2011
  • Reports 7 Jun 2011
  • Focus 9 Dec 2010
  • Legislation in Force from 27 September 23 Sep 2010
  • Policy 19 Aug 2010
  • Minister’s Statements 15 Jun 2010
  • Long-term Welfare Dependency 31 Mar 2010
  • Advice Received on Future Focus 30 Mar 2010
  • Addressing Long-term Welfare Dependency 25 Mar 2010
  • Future Focus 24 Mar 2010
• Social Development and Employment Programmes
  • Minister’s Satisfaction 15 Feb 2011
  • Reports 25 Feb 2010
• Whānau Ora Task Force—Recommendations 16 Feb 2010
• Summer School Holiday Programmes—Progress 10 Dec 2009
• Family/Whānau Violence
  • Preventive Initiatives 15 Dec 2009
  • Preventative Initiatives 25 Nov 2009
• Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Changes to Family Start 24 Mar 2011
  • Prevention Initiatives 19 Nov 2009
• Whānau Ora
  • Extension to All New Zealanders 17 Feb 2010
  • Purpose and Outcomes 18 Nov 2009
• Child Welfare and Youth Justice—Whānau First 17 Nov 2009
• New Zealand Superannuation—Legislative Changes 29 Oct 2009
• United Nations Human Development Report—New Zealand Results (advance) 28 Oct 2009
• Benefits, Invalids and Sickness—Management (advance) 28 Oct 2009
• Community Max
  • Performance 22 Jul 2010
  • Expansion 24 Jun 2010
  • Progress (advance) 15 Oct 2009
• Job Ops Scheme
  • Numbers (advance) 13 Apr 2011
  • Increase in Numbers 3 Jun 2010
  • Reports (advance) 15 Sep 2009
• Children, Vulnerable—Protection (advance) 10 Sep 2009
• Youth Programmes—Places (advance) 27 Aug 2009
• Benefits and Allowances—Access 19 Aug 2009
• Youth Employment
  • Youth Opportunities Package (advance) 21 Oct 2009
  • Job Ops Scheme (advance) 25 Aug 2009
  • Youth Opportunities Package 18 Aug 2009
• Job Ops and Community Max Schemes
  • Progress 19 Nov 2009
  • Access 5 Aug 2009
• Youth Unemployment
  • Youth Opportunities Package 17 Aug 2011
  • Job Creation 16 Aug 2011
  • Trend Since October 2009 16 Aug 2011
  • Minister’s Statement 5 May 2011
  • Job Ops Scheme 24 Nov 2009
  • Job Ops Scheme 24 Nov 2009
  • Estimates 4 Aug 2009
• Youth Job Opportunities—Employer Subsidy 4 Aug 2009
• Mothers, Solo—Paid Employment 28 Jul 2009
• Health Camps—Funding 23 Jul 2009
• Unemployment, Increase—Government Policies 21 Jul 2009
• Employment Scheme, McDonald’s—Government Subsidy 1 Jul 2009
• Domestic Purposes Benefit
  • Proposed Changes 9 Jun 2011
  • Policy Decisions 18 Jun 2009
• Budget 2009—Ministry of Social Development 16 Jun 2009
• Community Response Fund—Reports 16 Jun 2009
• Self-responsibility—Minister’s Comment 4 Jun 2009
• Pathways to Partnership—Funding 2 Jun 2009
• Communities—Community Response Fund 27 May 2009
• Parents, Teenage
  • Government Support 18 Aug 2011
  • Government Support 4 Aug 2011
  • Supported Homes 10 Feb 2011
  • Employment (advance) 6 May 2009
• Parents, Working—Government Initiatives 9 Apr 2009
• Government—Willingness to Listen to Ideas 24 Mar 2009
• Job Support Scheme
  • Reports 12 Mar 2009
  • Wage Replacement 12 Mar 2009
• Non-governmental Organisations
  • Minister’s Statements 5 May 2009
  • Funding 3 Mar 2009
• Sealord Plant, Nelson—Job Losses 3 Mar 2009
• Employment Probation Periods—Work and Income Support 3 Mar 2009
• Recession
  • Government Assistance for Affected Workers 22 Jul 2009
  • Unemployment 25 Mar 2009
  • Job Support Scheme 11 Mar 2009
  • Advice or Assistance for Affected Workers 17 Feb 2009
• Fresh Start—Expected Outcomes 17 Feb 2009
• Young Offenders
  • Boot Camps 19 Oct 2010
  • Supervision Orders 16 Feb 2010
  • Boot Camps 12 May 2009
  • Boot Camps 30 Apr 2009
  • Fresh Start 17 Feb 2009
• Social Services
  • Contract Mapping 14 Dec 2010
  • Contracting Arrangements (advance) 16 Sep 2009
  • Savings 12 Feb 2009
• Government Initiatives—Implementation (advance) 23 Sep 2008
• Social Outcomes—Trends (advance) 28 Aug 2008
• Māori Child Poverty—Government Interventions 7 Aug 2008
• Social Trends—Recent Advice 7 Aug 2008
• Community Organisations—Funding 24 Jul 2008
• Poverty Reduction—Government Action 3 Jul 2008
• Invalids and Sickness Beneficiaries—Paid Employment 28 May 2008
• Benefit System
  • Management 11 Aug 2011
  • Government Actions 15 May 2008
• Children and Families—Improvement in Outcomes 10 Apr 2008
• Children’s Commissioner—Confidence 9 Apr 2008
• Benefits and Superannuation
  • 1 April Changes 6 Apr 2011
  • Rates 1 Apr 2008
• Debt, Beneficiary—Increases 20 Mar 2008
• Families Commission
  • Appointment of Christine Rankin 24 Jun 2009
  • Appointment of Christine Rankin 27 May 2009
  • Appointment of Christine Rankin (advance) 13 May 2009
  • Appointment of Christine Rankin 12 May 2009
  • Confidence 15 May 2008
  • Confidence 13 Mar 2008
• Community Groups
  • Sustainable Funding Model 21 Feb 2008
  • Sustainable Funding Model 14 Feb 2008
• SuperGold Card—Advertising Budget 2007-08 15 Nov 2007
• Taxation—Income Tax Abatement Threshold 5 Sep 2007
• Family Violence
  • Initiatives 19 Feb 2008
  • Campaign for Action Programme 18 Dec 2007
  • Initiatives 4 Sep 2007
• Government Departments—Contractors 23 Aug 2007
• Family Violence Prevention
  • Programme Funding 5 May 2011
  • Policy Formation 5 May 2011
  • Māori-specific Targeting 14 Aug 2007
• Work and Income Offices—Safety of Clients 9 Aug 2007
• Children
  • Policy Priorities (advance) 11 Sep 2008
  • Assistance to Family Members 5 Sep 2007
  • Family Education 8 Aug 2007
• After-school Care—Government Policy 21 Jun 2007
• Pacific Island Families—Living Standards 1 May 2007
• Working For Families—Tax Credit Review 1 May 2007
• Pasifika People—Employment 29 Mar 2007
• Families
  • Advocacy (advance) 10 Sep 2008
  • Financial Support 21 Aug 2007
  • Benefit Changes 28 Mar 2007
• Family Wellbeing Services—Funding 28 Feb 2007
• Beneficiaries
  • Numbers 7 Jul 2011
  • Numbers 7 Apr 2011
  • Prime Minister’s Statements 24 Mar 2011
  • Number Compared with July 2010 9 Sep 2010
  • Release of Personal Information 30 Jul 2009
  • Criteria for Release of Personal Information 29 Jul 2009
  • Upskilling for Employment 22 Jul 2009
  • Debt to Work and Income 13 Sep 2007
  • Sickness and Invalids Benefits 9 May 2007
  • Reduction in Numbers 28 Feb 2007
• Working for Families Programme
  • Tax Credits 1 April 2007 27 Mar 2007
  • Household Impact 27 Feb 2007
• Child Abuse
  • Victim Support Initiatives 24 Aug 2010
  • Victim Support Initiatives 24 Aug 2010
  • Minister’s Statement 3 Aug 2010
  • Child, Youth and Family Discretion 16 May 2007
  • Policy Advice 15 Feb 2007
• Child Poverty
  • Government Responses to Children’s Social Health Monitor 10 Feb 2011
  • Government Action 27 Oct 2010
  • Unicef Rankings 15 Feb 2007
• Youth
  • Education and Training 1 Jul 2010
  • Number Receiving Benefits 17 Mar 2010
  • Fresh Start and Break Away (advance) 26 Aug 2009
  • Reoffending 6 Mar 2008
  • Training and Work Opportunities 6 Dec 2006
• Child, Youth and Family Services—Community Organisations and Service Providers 23 Nov 2006
• Child Safety
  • Innocenti Report Rankings 15 Feb 2007
  • Threshold for Removal of Children 16 Nov 2006
• Fraud
  • Zero Tolerance 22 Nov 2006
  • Zero Tolerance 14 Nov 2006
• Benefit Changes—Minister's Comments 8 Nov 2006
• Sickness and Invalids Benefits
  • Numbers 2 May 2007
  • Changes 7 Nov 2006
• Police Holding Cells—Teenagers 25 Oct 2006
• Income Support—Fair and Equitable Administration 25 Oct 2006
• Family Violence Intervention Programme—Effectiveness 25 Oct 2006
• Labour Force Issues—Horticulture 25 Oct 2006
• Social Inclusion—Minister’s Statement 24 Oct 2006
• Unemployment
  • Minister’s Statement (advance) 22 Mar 2011
  • Reports 12 Oct 2010
  • Minister’s Statement 4 May 2010
  • Minister’s Statement 11 Feb 2010
  • Government Actions to Address 10 Feb 2010
  • Effect on Youth of Government Policies 19 Nov 2009
  • Current Rate 23 Sep 2009
  • Reports 6 Aug 2009
  • Reports 4 Jun 2009
  • Current Rate 26 May 2009
  • Resourcing for Front-line Services 29 Apr 2009
  • Current and Projected Rates 10 Feb 2009
  • Reports 20 May 2008
  • Reports 13 May 2008
  • Reports 13 Feb 2008
  • Expenditure 8 Aug 2007
  • Household Labour Force Survey 20 Jun 2007
  • Reduction in Numbers 15 Feb 2007
  • Predictions 7 Sep 2006
• Child, Youth and Family (CYF)—Associate Minister’s Statement 6 Sep 2006
• Skills Shortages—Labour Force 31 Aug 2006
• Child, Youth and Family
  • Increasing Workloads for Regional Staff (advance) 8 Sep 2009
  • Complaints Process 17 Jun 2008
  • Confidence 9 Apr 2008
  • Unallocated Cases 6 Dec 2007
  • Confidence 16 Aug 2007
  • Caregivers 28 Jun 2007
  • Confidence 27 Jun 2007
  • Caregiver Selection and Approval 26 Jun 2007
  • Confidence 24 May 2007
  • Juvenile Sex Offenders 8 May 2007
  • Confidence 21 Mar 2007
  • Confidence 14 Mar 2007
  • Complaints 24 Aug 2006
• Task Force Green—Enhanced Assistance to Farmers 3 Aug 2006
• Working for Families
  • Equal Treatment of Vulnerable Children 16 Feb 2011
  • Reports 5 Aug 2008
  • Reports 31 Jul 2008
  • Reports 29 Jul 2008
  • Number of Families Benefiting 13 May 2008
  • Number of Families Benefiting 4 Mar 2008
  • Number of Families Benefiting 14 Nov 2007
  • Uptake 2 Aug 2006
• Social Welfare—Reports 25 Jul 2006
• Hardship—Levels 18 Jul 2006
• Skill Shortages—Labour Force 29 Jun 2006
• Residential Care, Long-term—Spouses 28 Jun 2006
• Child Homicide Case—Benefits Paid 27 Jun 2006
• Infant Homicide Review—Social Development and Employment (CYF), Associate Minister's Statement 22 Jun 2006
• Superannuitants—Income Supplementation 21 Jun 2006
• Infant Homicide Rate—Reviews 20 Jun 2006
• Unemployment Benefit
  • Reports 16 Apr 2008
  • Spending 19 Mar 2008
  • Youth 14 Jun 2007
  • Reduction in Beneficiaries 16 Nov 2006
  • Numbers 20 Jun 2006
• Childcare
  • Grandparents 8 Nov 2006
  • Eligibility for Assistance 12 Oct 2006
  • Grandparents 14 Jun 2006
• Helplines
  • Social Development and Employment, Minister's Statement 25 May 2006
  • Performance 23 May 2006
• Labour Force—Increased Participation 16 May 2006
• Youth Justice Residences—Siting 11 May 2006
• Work and Income
  • Assistance for People in Need 4 Aug 2011
  • Changes to Unemployment Assistance 8 Dec 2010
  • Services for Senior Citizens 26 Aug 2010
  • Improved Services 15 Dec 2009
  • Treatment of Beneficiaries 9 Apr 2009
  • Individual Case Management (advance) 11 Sep 2008
  • Communication with Beneficiaries 6 Aug 2008
  • Treatment of Beneficiaries 6 Aug 2008
  • Doctor-bullying 29 May 2008
  • Doctor-bullying 28 May 2008
  • Towage and Storage Costs 20 Feb 2008
  • Fraud 16 Oct 2007
  • Helping People into Work 19 Jun 2007
  • Services 10 May 2006
• Superannuation and Veterans Pensions—Changes 28 Mar 2006
• Working for Families Package
  • Number of Families 23 May 2006
  • Support 2 May 2006
  • Childcare Assistance 5 Apr 2006
  • Targeting 4 Apr 2006
  • Outcome 29 Mar 2006
  • Benefit from Changes 22 Mar 2006
• Child, Youth and Family Services, Minister—Physical Abuse of Child 21 Mar 2006
• Special Benefit—Abolition 16 Mar 2006
• Child Youth and Family Services—Review 28 Feb 2006
• Work and Income New Zealand—International Representatives 21 Feb 2006
• Superannuation
  • Compensation Available from 1 October 21 Sep 2010
  • Rate Changes 12 Mar 2008
  • Annual Adjustment 28 Mar 2007
  • Overseas Pensions 13 Dec 2005
• Social Development and Employment, Minister
  • Statements 17 Jun 2010
  • Statements 29 Apr 2010
  • Statements 26 Nov 2009
  • Speeches (advance) 28 Aug 2008
  • Personal Judgment 2 Mar 2006
  • Allegations 1 Mar 2006
  • Complaints 28 Feb 2006
  • Allegations 22 Feb 2006
  • Speeches 21 Feb 2006
  • Police Decision 13 Dec 2005
  • Police Decision 8 Dec 2005
  • Police Decision 7 Dec 2005
  • Police Decision 7 Dec 2005
  • Police Decision 6 Dec 2005
• Social Development, Ministry
  • Role (advance) 13 May 2009
  • Policy Staff 26 Jun 2008
  • Lump-sum Payment 25 Jun 2008
  • Moderation and Thrift 19 Jun 2008
  • Non-governmental Organisations 16 Apr 2008
  • Commercial Contracts 3 Apr 2008
  • Contracts 4 Mar 2008
  • Childhood Experiences 24 Nov 2005
• Benefits
  • Beneficiary Numbers 19 Oct 2010
  • Beneficiary Numbers 24 Mar 2010
  • Children’s Social Health Monitor Baseline Report 25 Nov 2009
  • Adequacy of Current Levels (advance) 16 Sep 2009
  • Beneficiary Numbers (advance) 15 Sep 2009
  • Projected Spending 4 Jun 2009
  • Beneficiary Numbers 24 Jun 2008
  • Unemployment 11 Dec 2007
  • Beneficiary Numbers 8 Nov 2007
  • Single Core Benefit 18 Jul 2007
  • Single Core Benefit 14 Jun 2007
  • Single Core Benefit 24 May 2007
  • Single Core Benefit 22 May 2007
  • Debt Increase Since 1999 16 May 2007
  • Transition to Work 15 Mar 2007
  • Transition to Work 19 Oct 2006
  • Transition to Work 9 May 2006
  • Single Core Benefit 5 Apr 2006
  • Single Core Benefit 5 Apr 2006
  • Transition to Work 16 Feb 2006
  • Eligibility 23 Nov 2005
  • Beneficiary Numbers 22 Nov 2005
• Employment
  • Industry Partnerships 25 Jun 2009
  • Local Initiatives 30 Apr 2009
  • Numbers in Paid Employment 9 Aug 2007
  • Support into Work 15 May 2007
  • Statistics 23 Aug 2006
  • Statistics 15 Nov 2005
• Benefit Fraud
  • Serious Fraud Office 17 Oct 2007
  • Control 15 Nov 2005