Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe New Zealand are considered for proactive release on a regular basis.…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, workplace fatalities were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 16th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand received three fatality notifications between 16 and 22 February 2026. These notifications are being assessed to determine if they are a result of injury from work.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 16th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I am advised that between 16 and 22 February 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received 52 notifications of serious workplace accidents (49 notifications of injury and three notifications of fatal harm, as per my response to Written Question 5749…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of her Office sent or received from a union or any representative of a…
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with representatives from unions, during the week beginning February 16th 2026, by union?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with representatives from BusinessNZ, during the week beginning February 16th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with health and safety stakeholders, during the week of February 16th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
On Wednesday 18 February 2026 I met with Retail NZ regarding HSWA requirements for citizen's arrests.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe New Zealand are considered for proactive release on a regular basis.…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
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…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
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…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What steps is the Government taking to balance the costs of achieving pay parity in ECE with the need to ensure service viability?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
Two changes have been made to the pay parity opt-in scheme under the current Government, this includes: 1) Limiting the scheme to permanently employed certificated teachers in opted-in services eligible to be paid according to the minimum…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Ministry undertaken any assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education providers are forced to raise fees, and what consideration has been given to limiting those costs?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that it has not undertaken specific assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education (ECE) providers raise fees, noting that any effects would depend on the extent of fee…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
Has he received any analysis from the Ministry or Treasury on how declining ECE availability might affect parental workforce participation and local economies?
What steps, if any, is he taking to support early childhood services in low-income or rural communities where government subsidies constitute up to 90% of income?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I don’t accept availability is declining. The Ministry of Education has told me the number of licenced places per child (aged 0 to 4) has increased. I removed red tape including network management requirements to make it easier for new…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What is the Ministry of Education's latest estimate of the gap between Government funding increases for early childhood education and inflationary pressures since 2019?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
The Ministry of Education advises me that expenditure per funded child hour – the unit of attendance used for ECE funding – has increased by 42% in nominal terms and 14% in real terms over the 2019/20 to 2024/25 financial period. The…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What analysis, if any, has he commissioned or received on the impact of the 0.5% funding adjustment in Budget 2025 on the financial sustainability of ECE providers?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I have received a range of analysis and advice relating to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector, including feedback on what the ECE sector is saying about the cost pressures they are facing.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Minister seen the ECE Sector Partnership’s analysis of an average $41,000 annual shortfall per provider; if so, does he accept those findings, and what response has he or the Ministry made?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
Yes, I receive a range of information, and I take it into account.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Associate Minister received any briefings or reports predicting further Early Childhood Education service closures up to June 2026; if so, what is the Ministry’s projection for the number of likely closures?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No. I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 5403 (2026) for further information on Early Childhood Education service closures.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, has he received regarding the closure of 443 early childhood education services between March 2022 and July 2025, and what assessment, if any, has he made of the primary factors contributing to these closures?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I have not received specific advice from the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) on Early Childhood Education (ECE) service closures for the 2022 to 2025 period. However, I am advised by the Ministry that there were 85 ECE closures in…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, workplace fatalities were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 9th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand received two fatality notifications between 9 and 15 February 2026. These notifications being assessed to determine if they are a result of injury from work.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of February 9th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I am advised that from 9 to 15 February 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of 58 serious workplace accidents (56 notifications of injury and two notifications of fatal harm, per my response to Written Question 5048 (2026)).
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of her Office sent or received from a union or any representative of a…
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with representatives from unions, during the week beginning February 9th 2026, by union?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with representatives from BusinessNZ, during the week beginning February 9th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with health and safety stakeholders, during the week of February 9th 2026?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
On Wednesday 11 February, I met with the Mesothelioma Support & Asbestos Awareness Trust to discuss asbestos exposure.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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On what date, if at all, was Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill approved by cabinet?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
The Amendment Paper fell within my delegated authority from Cabinet.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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When, if at all, was Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill considered by cabinet?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
See WPQ 5115 (2026)
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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When if at all, was Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill sent for party consultation; per party?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
See WPQ 5115 (2026)
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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When, if at all, was Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill sent for ministerial consultation?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
See WPQ 5115 (2026)
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What consultation, if any, was done on Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill; and, if any, with who?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MBIE consulted the Parliamentary Counsel Office, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Inland Revenue, and the Ministry of Justice on the development of the Amendment Paper.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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On what date, if any, did the Minister inform government MPs about Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MPs were informed about the Amendment Paper when it was published on 10 February 2026. Coalition parties were informed earlier.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What communications, if any, did the Minister have with David Seymour about Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
My office and I were in regular communication with colleagues regarding the Employment Relations Amendment Bill leading up to Committee of the Whole House. Identifying which communications were about the Amendment Paper in particular would…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What communications, if any, did the Minister receive from the Prime Minister’s Office about Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
See WPQ 5121 (2026)
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What communications, if any, did the Minister receive from other MPs about Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
See WPQ 5121 (2026)
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On what date, if any, did the Minister receive a copy of Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I received two draft versions of the Amendment Paper on 3 February 2026 and the final version on 5 February 2026.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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On what date, if any, did the Minister request the drafting of Amendment Paper No 504 for the Employment Relations Amendment Bill?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
I requested that MBIE draft the Amendment Paper on 20 January 2026, following advice from officials that an amendment was recommended.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These titles can…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
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…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
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…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These titles can…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Louise Upston
Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is…