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Does he consider that section 2.56 of the Cabinet Manual, which provides that Ministers are expected at all times and in all their roles to behave in a way that upholds the highest ethical and behavioural standards, applied to the comments he made about China and Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan on 29 July 2026; if not, why not?

Answered Question 35258 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does he consider that section 2.56 of the Cabinet Manual, which provides that Ministers are expected at all times and in all their roles to behave in a way that upholds the highest ethical and behavioural standards, applied to the comments he made about China and Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan on 29 July 2026; if not, why not?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No, Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).