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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which government agency or agencies, if any, will develop policy recommendations from the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Responsibility for leading the current set of regulatory relief proposals sits jointly with the Ministry for Regulation, Ministry of Transport, Ministry for Primary Industries, Ministry for the Environment, and Ministry of Business,…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Ministry for Regulation modelled the economic impact of regulatory scenarios to respond to the fuel supply situation, such as fuel price controls, import mandates, or strategic reserve requirements?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No, the Ministry for Regulation is not responsible for that work.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    At what point in the Fuel Response Plan's phase escalation would there no longer be sufficient time to run a public consultation on regulatory scenarios to respond to the fuel supply situation; and has he satisfied himself that the current…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Timing is informed by the speed and progression of global events, rather than by any discrete phase of the fuel plan. I am satisfied the current timeline is consistent with the pace of global developments.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the timeline between the close of that the public consultation form for regulatory ideas on the fuel supply situation, and any potential regulatory action being taken?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The Red Tape Tipline remains open to receive fuel tips and the Government continues to consider constructive, new ideas for regulatory relief.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is it normal practice for a government ministry facing an active supply disruption to ask members of the public to generate the regulatory ideas it may act upon; and if so, can he point to previous examples of this approach being used in…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Public engagement is the duty of any responsible government. Had public regulatory engagement been taken more seriously over the COVID-19 response, perhaps community butchers would not have been forced to dump stock and close while…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he have confidence that his Ministry is adequately resourced and staffed to develop regulatory responses to a fuel supply crisis?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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Yes.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What date, if any, does the Ministry of Regulation expect to report back on the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I refer the Member to the announcement on 27 April that was informed by the Ministry for Regulation’s report back: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-acts-regulatory-feedback-boost-fuel-resilience

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Ministry of Regulation directly invite any organisations or individuals as part of the Government’s call for regulatory feedback; if so, which ones, by name and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I am advised the Ministry for Regulation has temporarily broadened the scope of its Red Tape Tipline to invite regulatory feedback relating to the fuel crisis. I issued a press release at the time to publicly communicate this. Outside of…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to WPQ 12389; Which regulations has the Government identified that will make it harder to import, store, distribute, or use fuel efficiently?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I refer the Member to the announcement on 27 April for the types of regulation being looked at: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-acts-regulatory-feedback-boost-fuel-resilience

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will he commit to publicly reporting on the outcome of the public consultation on regulatory ideas to respond to the fuel supply situation, including how many submissions were received and how many ideas were adopted into policy, and if…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Yes.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will the submissions received through the public consultation on regulatory ideas for the fuel supply situation be proactively released; and if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Yes.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the total cost to date of the Ministry for Regulation's work on fuel supply regulatory preparedness, including the design, hosting, and promotion of public consultation?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

None, as all costs were sunk.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Who within the Ministry for Regulation will assess submissions received through the public form for regulatory ideas to respond to the fuel supply situation, and what criteria will be used to determine which ideas are advanced to Ministers?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I am informed it is the same team that is responsible for the Red Tape Tipline. The criteria the Ministry uses include: the likely impact on fuel savings, speed and feasibility of implementation, impacts on health and safety, and fiscal…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any fuel companies or industry bodies been specifically invited to submit to the public consultation for regulatory ideas to respond to the fuel supply situation, or is outreach limited to general public promotion of the form?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Prior to launching the public form, did the Ministry for Regulation consult directly with fuel importers, distributors, or retailers about what regulatory changes would be needed in a supply disruption scenario?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the decision to launch public consultation on regulatory ideas to respond to the fuel supply situation made in consultation with the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Transport, and/or the Minister of Finance; and if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The decision to launch public consultation was made by the Fuel Security Ministerial Oversight Group.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he agree with the Ministry for Regulation's characterisation that "New Zealand's reliance on imported refined fuel can increase our exposure to price shocks and supply constraints"; and if so, what steps, if any, has he taken since…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Yes. I have improved the quality of regulation so people can exercise greater choice.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    If New Zealand were to move from Phase 1 (Watchful) to Phase 2 of the Fuel Response Plan before the Ministry for Regulation’s consultation period closes, would the consultation be immediately closed and superseded by emergency action; and…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No – the Ministry for Regulation is always open to receiving regulatory feedback. Fuel related submissions are currently being collected through the Ministry for Regulation’s Red Tape Tipline (Tipline), which is intended to identify any…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    When was the decision made to launch the public consultation on regulatory ideas for the fuel supply situation, and what event or threshold triggered that decision, if any?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

On 29 March 2026 the Fuel Security Ministerial Oversight Group decided to invite fuel-related submissions through the Ministry’s Red Tape Tipline. New Zealanders are often best placed to provide practical solutions to real world problems –…

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did he or his Ministry develop any internal regulatory options for responding to a fuel supply disruption prior to publishing the public consultation form titled "Regulatory ideas to respond to the fuel supply situation", and if so, why…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many full-time equivalent staff within the Ministry for Regulation are currently assigned to fuel supply security policy work?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I am advised that approximately 3 FTE are working on the fuel supply security policy work.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Are there any regulations that the government has already identified will make it harder to import, store, distribute, or use fuel efficiently; if so, which ones?

  • 12392 (matches this search)

    Will the government develop policy or policies based on the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives; if so, when does the government plan to announce it?

  • 12393 (matches this search)

    Will the government develop policy or policies based on the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives?

  • 12394 (matches this search)

    Will the government develop policy based on the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives; if so, which Ministry, or Ministries, will develop this policy?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Yes.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any specific businesses, fuel users, or freight operators been directly invited to provide feedback as part of the government’s call for regulatory feedback; if so, which ones, expressed as a list?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

No.

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will the government develop policy or policies based on the regulatory feedback on the fuel plan it receives; if so, how many will have Regulatory Impact Statements?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

Yes, Regulatory Impact Statements will be developed if required.