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How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition is being used to classify each category, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered Question 24188 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition is being used to classify each category, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question WPQ 21342 (2026).