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Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which reported that Pharmac incurred $30,267.82 in May 2025 in relation to a non-disclosure agreement, what specific categories of legal or administrative work made up that expenditure?

Answered Question 4982 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which reported that Pharmac incurred $30,267.82 in May 2025 in relation to a non-disclosure agreement, what specific categories of legal or administrative work made up that expenditure?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised by Pharmac that the expenditure was for legal advice. The subject matter of the advice is subject to professional legal privilege.