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Why did the Cabinet Office change, on 13 February 2025, their advice given to the Hon Chris Bishop on 14 December 2023 that he should not make Ministerial decisions in respect of the Melling Interchange, given his advocacy for that project as an MP? and 1 other question

Answered 8151, 8160 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 8151

    Why did the Cabinet Office change, on 13 February 2025, their advice given to the Hon Chris Bishop on 14 December 2023 that he should not make Ministerial decisions in respect of the Melling Interchange, given his advocacy for that project as an MP?

  • 8160

    Why did the Cabinet Office give advice to the Hon Chris Bishop on 14 December 2023 saying that he should not make Ministerial decisions in respect of the Melling Interchange, given his advocacy for that project as an MP?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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Cabinet Office advice to Ministers about conflicts of interest (and related information) is inherently confidential and not disclosed. This has been the approach of successive administrations, and I do not intend to depart from it.