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Question 28697 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 8 June 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12733 (2026).

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Question 28698 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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28699, 28713 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • 28699

    What specific measures, if any, are in place to monitor or mitigate perceived preferential access arising from political donations associated with Fast-track applicants?

  • 28713

    What assessments, if any, have been undertaken on whether political donations from fast‑track applicants, applicant representatives, directors, shareholders, consultants, lobbyists, or associated entities could create a perception of…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

Donations to an individual Minister’s election campaign are considered and managed in accordance with the Cabinet Manual guidance on pecuniary interests. Donations to political parties are not generally treated as resulting in a pecuniary…

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Question 28700 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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 Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/.

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Question 28701 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 8 June 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I do not keep a record of events or meetings I decline to attend.

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28702, 28707 (2026)

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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • 28702

    Recorded target Shane Jones, Minister for Resources

    When does the Minister expect to make further announcements or updates about the proposed framework between New Zealand and the United States on critical minerals?

  • 28707

    Recorded target Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs

    When does the Minister expect to make further announcements or updates about the proposed framework between New Zealand and the United States on critical minerals?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

All elements of the non-binding Framework text remain subject to ongoing discussions with the United States and will require further Cabinet consideration. An update will be provided following that Cabinet consideration.

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28703, 28708 (2026)

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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • 28703

    Recorded target Shane Jones, Minister for Resources

    Are negotiations between New Zealand and the United States regarding a framework for critical minerals still ongoing, if so, how regularly are engagements occurring?

  • 28708

    Recorded target Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs

    Are negotiations between New Zealand and the United States regarding a framework for critical minerals still ongoing, if so, how regularly are engagements occurring?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Yes. An updated version of the non-binding Framework text was shared with the US in May for consideration. We are awaiting US feedback on the text.

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Question 28704 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 28705 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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None.

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Question 28706 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 8 June 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

My office receives a significant volume of invitations and meeting requests across all of my ministerial portfolios and responsibilities. To identify and collate every event or meeting declined during the specified period, including…

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Question 28709 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • How many Fast-track applicants, applicant representatives, directors, shareholders, consultants, lobbyists, or associated entities, if any, attended meetings, events, briefings, receptions, or engagements with Ministers prior to submitting…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

My Ministerial diary is proactively released on the Beehive website every month. I invite the Member to access it here:…

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Question 28710 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 28468 (2026).

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Question 28711 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees 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,…

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Question 28712 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 8 June 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I do not believe it is in the public interest to release declined event invitations. My diary is proactively released.

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Question 28714 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • What Fast-track applicants, applicant representatives, directors, shareholders, consultants, lobbyists, or associated entities, if any, has met with the Minister on more than one occasion since 1 January 2024?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Question 28715 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • How many communications, including emails, letters, phone calls, text messages, or messaging, if any, has the Minister had with Fast-track applicants, applicant representatives, directors, shareholders, consultants, lobbyists, or…

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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Staff in my office receive and reply to a large volume of physical and electronic correspondence on a daily basis. To identify, classify and list all physical and electronic correspondence would impede the operation of my office which is…

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Question 28716 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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8 questions (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • 28717

    How many concerns, if any, regarding actual or perceived conflicts of interest in the Fast-track process have been raised with the Prime Minister or the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet since 1 January 2024?

  • 28718

    Has any Minister exercising powers under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 recused themselves from any fast-track matter due to an actual, perceived, or potential conflict of interest; if so, on what date and in relation to which project?

  • 28719

    How many conflict declarations, if any, relating to Fast-track matters resulted in a Minister taking any other management action?

  • 28720

    How many conflict declarations, if any, relating to Fast-track matters resulted in a Minister standing aside from receiving papers?

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  • 28721

    How many conflict declarations, if any, relating to Fast-track matters resulted in a Minister recusing themselves?

  • 28722

    How many conflict declarations, if any, relating to Fast-track matters resulted in a Minister transferring decision-making responsibility?

  • 28723

    What number of conflicts‑of‑interest declarations, if any, made by Ministers involved individuals or entities that had contributed political donations to a governing party or to a Minister’s electoral campaign?

  • 28724

    How many Ministers have declared an actual, perceived, or potential conflict of interest relating to any Fast-track applicant, representative, shareholder, director, consultant, lobbyist, or associated entity, since the 5 December 2023?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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In my capacity as Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). On my behalf, the Cabinet Office supports Ministers in identifying and managing conflicts of interest that may…

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Question 28727 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • What is the timeline for reviewing the nitrogen fertiliser cap?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform's response to written parliamentary question 27947 (2026).

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Question 28415 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the implications for consumers of any increased reliance on imported vegetable products following the closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site?

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Cameron Brewer

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

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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28416, 28417, 28418 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • 28416

    Does he agree with farmer Hugh Ritchie that the closure of the McCain Hastings facility means that everyone's margins, from growers to supermarkets, must be analysed; and if so, what analysis, if any, has he commissioned?

  • 28417

    Does he agree with farmer Alistair Setter that the closure of the McCain Hastings facility has come as a shock and with no warning; and if so, what consumer risks, if any, has he identified arising from the potential closure of the site by…

  • 28418

    What steps, if any, has the Minister taken to assess any consumer impacts arising from the closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings?

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Cameron Brewer

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

Answer

The Primary Production Committee continues to progress its briefing on the closure of the Heinz Wattie's, Gregg's, and McCain food processing facilities. My officials will support the Committee as needed. I look forward to hearing of the…

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Question 28419 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the potential impact of the proposed grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings on competition within New Zealand’s vegetable processing sector?

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Cameron Brewer

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

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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Question 28420 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What exactly, if anything, did the Hawke’s Bay grower group ask from the Government in relation to a potential purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

The Hawke’s Bay growers’ group has not asked for anything from the Government in relation to a potential purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings. The Government is, however, supporting work coordinated by the…

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28421, 28422, 28423 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • 28421

    What consumer representation, if any, is part of the feasibility study that the Government has funded in relation to a potential grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings; listed by name(s) and title(s)…

  • 28422

    What, if anything, are the Terms of Reference, timelines, and public reporting, of the feasibility study that the Government has funded in relation to a potential grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in…

  • 28423

    Who is undertaking the feasibility study that the Government has funded in relation to a potential grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings; listed by name(s) and title(s)?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

As the contracting of work is still underway by the local councils this information is considered commercially sensitive.

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Question 28424 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • Has he sought any advice from the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing regarding the proposed business case for a grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings; if yes, in what format and on what…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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I am aware of the proposed business case and understand this is an operational decision.

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Question 28425 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many New Zealand superannuation recipients, if any, have had their superannuation docked or cancelled because they have failed to show proof that they are ineligible for pensions overseas?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table, which provides the number of New Zealand Superannuation recipients whose entitlement was cancelled for failure to claim an overseas pension from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026, broken down by month.

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Question 28428 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • If the electricity levy is removed as proposed for the LNG import facility, what direct costs, if any, would fall on ratepayers, port users, or iwi in Taranaki?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

MBIE and NIFFCO are working through the detail of how the facility will be paid for, including engaging with the gentailers on a fair funding model. The funding model will include an element of user pays. There will not be any costs…

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Question 28429 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • What findings, if any, did the Ombudsman convey regarding the redactions applied to the Concept Consulting report under the Official Information Act, and does the Minister agree with those findings?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

This question relates to the operational decision-making of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). I expect MBIE to comply with the Official Information Act 1982. If the Member has questions regarding MBIE's responses…

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Question 28430 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • Why does he characterise the scenarios used by Concept Consulting in the modelling on the LNG facility as making assumptions not supported by MBIE's own modelling, when MBIE officials worked closely with Concept Consulting to develop the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

Concept Consulting has produced a report Outlook for the New Zealand gas market. The report was produced as a commercial product available for purchase, rather than being commissioned by MBIE. As such MBIE did not work closely with Concept…

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Question 28431 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What advice about financial payments, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development and Employment provide survivors of abuse in care, or their lawyers, who have had a claim settled with the Ministry of Social Development and Employment,…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) that where the Ministry has settled a claim, it will only be aware of any corresponding claim made against an NGO if it has been advised of this by the claimant, their…

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8 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28039

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    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28041

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28062

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28066

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    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

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  • 28314

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    In how many cases, if any, was a director or member of a board or committee excluded from or absent for more than one-third of agenda items during their tenure at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

  • 28318

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

  • 28338

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    In how many cases, if any, was a director or member of a board or committee excluded from or absent for more than one-third of agenda items during their tenure at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

  • 28342

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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All board members are subject to expectations of ethical conduct in line with the relevant legislation, the Code of Conduct for Crown Entity Board Members and the Public Sector Code of Conduct where it applies. For operational matters of…

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28067, 28076, 28345, 28346 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28067

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28076

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    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28345

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

  • 28346

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

Answer

National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) members actively consider potential conflicts. No actual conflicts of interest were identified between 27 November 2023 and 10 June 2026, following member declarations.

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28086, 28360, 28361 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28086

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28360

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

  • 28361

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

Answer

None, in relation to Abuse Inquiry Response Ministerial Advisory Group. There are interests declared. These are managed through the usual governance process. In relation to the Survivor Experiences Service Board, the governance and…

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28136, 28163, 28390, 28391 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28136

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28163

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    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28390

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

  • 28391

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

Answer

ACC's annual reports identify member attendance at board and committee meetings. Annual reports are available on ACC's website at: Corporate documents Copies of minutes of ACC board meetings are available on ACC's website at…

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28159, 28173, 28405, 28406 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28159

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28173

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    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28405

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

  • 28406

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

The information requested is not held centrally but is held by individual tertiary education institutions and industry skills boards, which are independent Crown entities or statutory bodies. Collating this material would require…

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Question 28177 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • What analysis, if any, has been done on the cost and feasibility of accelerating renewable energy deployment including rooftop solar, community microgrids, and demand response as an alternative to the proposed LNG import facility?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

I am advised that rooftop solar and demand response were considered as part of MBIE's assessment of options in December 2025. Neither these nor other renewable options can delivery sufficient scale and reliability in winter conditions to…

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28178, 28183, 28184 (2026)

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    Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

    Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

    28178

    What is the current proposed funding mechanism, if any, for the LNG import facility, and when will that be confirmed publicly before the contract is signed?

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    Megan Woods

    Member for Wigram · Labour Party

    28183

    What is the scope of the “commercial negotiations with the gentailers for them to pay for the facility” with regards to the proposed LNG import facility?

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    Megan Woods

    Member for Wigram · Labour Party

    28184

    How, if at all, does he define a “fair funding model” to pay for the proposed LNG import facility?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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I am advised that MBIE and NIFF are working through the detail of how the facility will be paid for, including engaging with the gentailers on a fair funding model.

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Question 28179 (2026)

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  • What information, if any, remains redacted in the Concept Consulting modelling report, and under which specific provision of the Official Information Act is each remaining redaction justified?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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I am advised by MBIE that the draft Concept Consulting slide pack for LNG analysis MBIE published on 11 June contains information redacted under sections 9(2)(g)(i) and 9(2)(ba)(i) of the Official Information Act. In making this decision,…

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  • What consultation, if any, has been undertaken with Taranaki iwi regarding the proposed LNG import facility, and what weight has been given to the concerns of mana whenua whose rohe will host the infrastructure?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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I am advised that the procurement process is ongoing, and no decisions have been made. MBIE is and will continue to communicate with a range of groups on the proposed LNG import facility, including the Port, local iwi and hapū, the…

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  • Who made the decision to redact the Concept Consulting modelling summary that found "low need" for LNG imports, and on what grounds, if any, under the Official Information Act was that reduction justified?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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I am advised that MBIE made the decisions on any redactions. MBIE provided a redacted version of the draft Concept Consulting slide pack in April 2026 under the Official Information Act. I am advised that MBIE initially took the decision…

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Member for Wigram · Labour Party

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  • If negotiations with the gentailers on a funding model to pay for the proposed LNG import facility do not succeed, what form will the "regulatory backstop" agreed by Cabinet take?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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The regulatory backstop will contain a user pays element and contribution from gentailers consistent with their responsibilities for managing dry-year risk.

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28185, 28186 (2026)

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Member for Wigram · Labour Party

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    What assurance, if any, can he give that a funding model for the proposed LNG import facility will not be passed through to consumers?

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    When he said “we will not be putting a levy on people’s power bills” to pay for an LNG impot facility, what, if anything, is preventing gentailers from passing costs onto consumers?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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The Government’s approach is that gentailer contributions reflect their role in managing dry‑year risk, similar to how they invest in other generation or insurance assets like renewable energy assets.

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  • Further to WPQ 20208, will the Minister pause implementation of the proposed changes until Pharmac completes Māori-specific equity impact modelling, and if not, on what basis does he consider it appropriate to proceed?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac will consider all consultation feedback and undertake further assessments if necessary before a final decision is made. Decisions on which medicines are funded are operational matters for Pharmac, who makes those…

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Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

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  • On what date was it decided to abandon the levy on energy companies as the funding mechanism for the proposed LNG import facility?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

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On 28 April 2026, the cabinet agreed that a broad-based levy was not the appropriate funding mechanism for the LNG import facility.

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  • Further to WPQ 20208, what actions, if any, will be taken if post-implementation monitoring shows Māori access has declined or complication rates have increased?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac will monitor post-change medicine uptake. I note that no one currently receiving empagliflozin, dulaglutide, or liraglutide for type 2 diabetes would lose access, and the proposed changes would apply to new…

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  • Further to WPQ 20208, will the Minister commit to monitoring Māori health outcomes including complication rates, hospitalisations, and mortality not just medicine uptake, following any changes to the eligibility criteria?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Pharmac's role is to monitor medicine uptake. I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 20208 (2026).

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Question 28191 (2026)

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  • Further to WPQ 20214, how does the Minister consider that consultation process undertaken by Pharmac to meet the Crown's obligations of partnership and active protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I understand that Pharmac considered how it could meet the Cabinet Circular for needs-based services within the legal framework of section 6 and 7 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, as well as the Government Policy Statement on…

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  • Further to WPQ 20214, when were Māori stakeholders first engaged in relation to the proposal, and what written records or reports, if any, document that engagement?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac contacted Māori stakeholders, including senior representatives from Māori clinical associations such as Te Ora – the Māori Medical Practitioners Association, ahead of the consultation’s official release.

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  • Further to WPQ 20214, did any Māori organisation consulted on the proposal support the removal of ethnicity-based eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes, and if so, who?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac received a large number of responses to this consultation. Analysis of consultation responses has begun. However, due to the volume of responses received and the short time since closing, this analysis is not yet…

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  • Further to WPQ 20214, was any iwi, hapū, Māori health authority, or Māori community health provider consulted on the proposal before it was drafted, if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac followed their standard process in drafting the proposal, including seeking advice from their expert clinical advisory groups. Pharmac has sought to engage further with other key stakeholder groups through their…