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What is the total budgeted expenditure, if anything, on specialist expertise, consultants or any individual or organisation external to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment to undertake procurement for a Liquified Natural Gas Import Facility, broken down by its allocation to each financial year? and 3 other questions

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

Questions

  • 12129

    What is the total budgeted expenditure, if anything, on specialist expertise, consultants or any individual or organisation external to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment to undertake procurement for a Liquified Natural Gas Import Facility, broken down by its allocation to each financial year?

  • 12130

    What is the total expenditure to date, if anything, on specialist expertise to undertake procurement for a Liquified Natural Gas Import Facility, broken down by the name of the specialist expertise and total payment they received?

  • 12131

    What is the total budgeted expenditure, if anything, on specialist expertise, consultants or any individual or organisation external to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment to conduct modelling and analysis related to a Liquified Natural Gas Import Facility, broken down by its allocation to each financial year?

  • 12132

    What is the total expenditure to date, if anything, on specialist expertise to undertake modelling and analysis of a Liquified Natural Gas Import Facility, broken down by the name of the specialist expertise and total payment they received?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

I am advised that MBIE has budgeted for expenditure on external expertise across 2025/26 and 2026/27. Individual contract amounts are not disclosed to avoid prejudicing the commercial position of the contracted parties.