Skip to main content

Written questions

Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.

Filters
Asked by All MPs
Minister All Ministers
Portfolio All portfolios
Question published between

Dates refer to when the question was published, and are inclusive.

Showing 8951 to 9000 of 32204 written question sets.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Forestry

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointment 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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jenny Salesa

Member for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Ethnic Communities

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I took the following paper to Cabinet in the week beginning 29 June 2026: 29/06/2026: Cabinet: Implementing new restrictions on three chemicals under the Stockholm Convention

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister for Energy

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Associate Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I took one paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026: Healthy School Lunches Programme: Financial Transfer – 29 June 2026

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

Disability Support Services: 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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

Answer

As Minister of Customs, I took one paper to FPS Cabinet Committee on 7 April 2026. The title of this paper is being withheld under section 6(a) of the Official Information Act 1982.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

I took one item to Cabinet on 29 June 2026: Conservation Amendment Bill: Policy Changes

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

Answer

On 24 June 2026, I took a paper to Cabinet ECO Committee. The title of this briefing is withheld in accordance with speakers ruling 199/6.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change, I took the following paper to Cabinet in the week beginning 29 June 2026: 26-CAB-00403 - Progress Towards Reducing New Zealand's Agricultural Emissions It is not in the public interest to…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

None

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Auckland

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

As Associate Minister of Agriculture, none.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet in the week beginning 29 June 2026.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

On 29 June 2026, the papers titled ‘Summerfruit and Passionfruit Commodity Levy Orders under the Commodity Levies Act 1990’, ‘Amendment to the Horticultural Prescribed Products (Tamarillos) Order 1991’ and ‘Progress Towards Reducing New…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Associate Minister for ACC

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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

Answered by

Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Further to reply 27647 (2026), does the Government dispute that specific figure, and if so, what is its own estimate?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

The Infrastructure Commission’s estimate was based on the best information available at the time, including assumptions about project scope, cost, and future investment. As advised in my response to Written Parliamentary Question 27643…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What developments have been made to Police's digital notebook?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that since its national rollout, Police has continued to enhance Digital Notebook to improve the capture, management, and sharing of operational information and evidence.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Will the developments of the Police digital notebook allow for storage of footage from body-worn cameras or dash cameras?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

No.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What are the limitations, if any, of any developments of the Police's digital notebook?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that Digital Notebook is designed to support the capture and sharing of operational information and is not intended to provide every operational capability within a single system. Its development is guided by the role it plays…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Has the team tasked with developing New Zealand Police's Digital Notebook identified any risks or unintended consequences relating to its development, if so, what are they?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that Police conducted a Privacy Impact Assessment of Digital Notebook in January 2023, which identified potential risks at the time including the availability, visibility, transparency, retention, destruction and disposal of…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Will the development's to Police’s Digital Notebook allow for the storage of information for an unknown or unspecified timeframe?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

No.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How much do the developments to Police's Digital Notebook cost?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that Police has allocated $2.5 million in investment funding for the ongoing development and enhancement of Digital Notebook during the 2026/27 financial year. This funding supports continued capability improvements and…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Will the development's to Police’s Digital Notebook allow for the storage of videos?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

No.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many full-time equivalent positions, if any, are dedicated to advising him and senior officials on kaupapa Māori will remain at Te Puni Kōkiri if the current change proposal is implemented in full?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Development

Answer

I am advised by Te Puni Kōkiri that there are currently no active change proposals.