Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has he received advice on the UN Development Programme’s Human Development Report2009; and is he concerned that it positions New Zealand as having the sixth-biggest gap between rich and poor among countries with very high human development, with a similar inequality score to India and Russia?
JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) to the Minister of Trade: What steps has the Government recently taken to enhance New Zealand’s trade opportunities in Asia?
Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he accept the judgment of the report card released on 16 October 2009 by ActionAid that ranks New Zealand last out of 22 donor countries for the quality of its aid programme for hunger relief and sustainable agriculture; and what does he propose to do to improve New Zealand’s performance?
JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What announcements have recently been made about encouraging philanthropic giving to the arts?
