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The Dalai Lama’s visit to New Zealand

Keith Locke questions the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade on why no Minister will meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to New Zealand next month.

The rights of those in Sri Lanka IDP camps – Keith Locke’s written questions to the Minister

Keith Locke questions the Minister of what the government is doing to support the rights of people in Sri Lanka's IDP camps.

Locke questions the government on the lack of progress in the Auckland electric rail project

4. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident that at least part of Aucklands electric rail system will be rolling in time to help move the 75,000 international visitors and countless Kiwi fans expected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup? House of Representatives, 25 August 2009.

Keith Locke questions the government on its support of women’s rights in Afghanistan

5. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has he received any advice on whether a law curtailing women’s rights in Afghanistan has been “brought into line with the expectations of the international community” as he was promised by Hamid Karzai; if so, what was that advice?

Keith Locke questions the Prime Minister on PRT and SAS deployments in Afghanistan

6. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Prime Minister: Will he be withdrawing New Zealand’s successful provincial reconstruction team from Afghanistan, and instead sending a deployment of the New Zealand Special Air Service; if so, why?

Keith Locke questions the Prime Minister on when a government decision on the SAS in Afghanistan will be made public

5. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Prime Minister: Will he make public any decision for or against the deployment of the New Zealand Special Air Service to Afghanistan as soon as a decision is reached; if not, why not?

Russel Norman: Question on Auckland Transport

What Auckland public transport projects will be delayed as a result of the Government’s transport funding announcements last week?  Russel Norman and Keith Locke question the wisdom of the Government's recent announcements to take away funding certainty for Auckland's planned public transport improvements.

Security Intelligence Service —Files on Sitting MPs

5. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister in charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service: How many current members of Parliament does the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service maintain personal files on?

Iran – Amnesty International and Christian Converts

Oral question - Does the Minister agree with Amnesty International that it is unsafe for proven Christian converts to return to Iran?