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Further to WPQ 20211, did any advice provided to the Minister prior to those public statements include Māori-specific or equity-specific analysis, and if not, why not?

Answered Question 28195 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • Further to WPQ 20211, did any advice provided to the Minister prior to those public statements include Māori-specific or equity-specific analysis, and if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

Decisions on which medicines are funded are operational matters for Pharmac, who makes those decisions independently within its statutory role and available funding. Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers-2019-2025 https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers-2026 https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/official-information-act/list-of-ministerial-briefings