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What advice, if any, has the Prime Minister received on whether public statements by Ministers about decisions not yet taken by Cabinet are consistent with the Cabinet Manual, and what are the titles and dates of any such advice?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What advice, if any, has the Prime Minister received on whether public statements by Ministers about decisions not yet taken by Cabinet are consistent with the Cabinet Manual, and what are the titles and dates of any such advice?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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As Prime Minister, from time to time I receive advice, including via my office staff, from the Cabinet Office about aspects of the Cabinet Manual. This includes an email from the Cabinet Office to my Chief of Staff about a Minister who commented publicly about a forthcoming Cabinet decision (titled “comments in article” and dated 24 April 2025).