Kuriger BarbaraBARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country): Thank you Madam Chair. Well time is short—if we can restart the clock please. I've had this portfolio since 29 August and I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. I wasn't on the committee and these reports were done in July 2021. So the trade Minister has come back to the House—congratulations on the UK trade deal. But as you can imagine in my role having the first opportunity there's time for 20 questions. If you can't answer them all in the time frame tonight I'm happy to have the answers by the close of business tomorrow before we go home for Christmas.So on the clear obligation to identify areas of significant natural areas the Minister said that in some cases the value of farms might increase if they have indigenous vegetation. Can he please tell of cases he knows where this has happened? On integrated farm plans the Minister said funding could provide 100 additional professionals. How many of these professionals are in place? What is the time frame for the integrated farm plans? The Minister told the committee that the Government would offer support for irrigation in ways other than Crown Irrigation Investments. What are those ways? How are they being progressed? The Minister reported class exceptions for an additional 200 dairy workers and 50 vets saying there was not enough managed isolation and quarantine for 500 workers. How did we end up with three dairy workers out of the 200?The Minister said he would be seeking advice on all aspects of the climate commission's report relating to agriculture. What advice has he received to date? How much more broadband has been rolled out under his rural communities portfolio? On He Waka Eke Noa the Minister said places like England and Europe will be looking to New Zealand to see how it implements a levy and New Zealand can show the way. What discussions has he had about this while out on his trade trips? Besides participating in He Waka Eke Noa what other initiatives along with asparagopsis seaweed are under way to help farmers and growers lower their gas emissions and how are they progressing? What responses has the Minister had from stakeholders so far farmers and iwi in particular to greenhouse gas emissions options?The Minister told the committee which I wasn't on at the time—I'm very pleased to be back on the Primary Production Committee the best committee in Parliament—he had grave concerns" and that's a quote about the planting of radiata pine in permanent forest sinks. What has he done to protect productive farmland being planted with pine trees? How will the planting of radiata trees into permanent forest affect the progress of Fit for a Better World? How will the outcomes and milestones for projects funded under the One Billion Trees Programme be measured and reported going forward?Why is the Minister opposed to Fonterra's capital structure voted on by shareholders? Would he be happier if it ended up in foreign ownership like Westland? Where is the evidence of reputational damage that he has spoken about relating to the export of live animals? What is the Minister's plan to achieve the productivity sustainability and inclusiveness targets in the Fit for a Better World roadmap? What milestones are you aiming for in the next 10 years? How is progress towards the roadmap targets measured and reported?How much has been invested in the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change research programme? What returns and outcomes is the Minister seeing and in addition to publishing on the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) website the results of these reports have they been communicated?Then in expecting that publicly funded buildings must be built out of wood as the Estimates say how does the Minister expect to increase value for wood processors? How many potential successful MPI wellbeing initiatives for farmers and growers—or how are the initiatives being measured on wellbeing? Why do reports on catchment groups have to be reported to both MPI and the Ministry for the Environment and why can this not be consolidated; and then what steps are MPI involved in to stop COVID-19 getting into our meat and milk manufacturing plants? With that I wait for the answers."