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5 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 25547

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    Has any staff member in the Minister’s office used a private email account to send or receive official information since the Government took office; if so, on how many occasions since 27 November 2023?

  • 25556

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    What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…

  • 25558

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    Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?

  • 25559

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    Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…

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  • 26293

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    Does the Minister, or any member of their office, hold or store any official information relating to their portfolio or ministerial duties in private or personal email accounts, and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that…

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…

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25570, 26324 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 25570

    Question published

    Has any staff member in the Minister’s office used a private email account to send or receive official information since the Government took office; if so, on how many occasions since 27 November 2023?

  • 26324

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    Does the Minister, or any member of their office, hold or store any official information relating to their portfolio or ministerial duties in private or personal email accounts, and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that…

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…

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26 questions (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 25658

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    For each of the five rapid build wards, who is the contracted supplier or manufacturer of the modular units, and what was the contract value?

  • 25660

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    How many inpatient beds elsewhere in Hawke's Bay Hospital does the Minister expect to be freed up as a result of the rapid build ward?

  • 25661

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    How many short-stay surgical beds will the Hawke's Bay Hospital rapid build ward provide, and what is its budgeted capital cost?

  • 25662

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    What is the budgeted capital cost of the Nelson Hospital rapid build ward, and until what date is it expected to remain in use before the new inpatient tower is built?

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  • 25664

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    Of the beds at the Nelson Hospital rapid build ward, how many represent additional inpatient capacity and how many are to accommodate services relocated during seismic strengthening work?

  • 25665

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    What is the current status of the Nelson Hospital rapid build ward, and on what date is it expected to become operational?

  • 25667

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    How many beds will the Wellington Regional Hospital rapid build ward add, and what is its budgeted capital cost?

  • 25668

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    What is the current status of the Wellington Regional Hospital rapid build ward, and on what date is it expected to become operational?

  • 25669

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    How many general medicine beds will the Middlemore Hospital rapid build ward add, and what is its budgeted capital cost?

  • 25670

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    What is the budgeted operational funding and FTE requirement for the Middlemore Hospital rapid build ward, and how many staff have been recruited to date?

  • 25671

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    What is the current status of the Middlemore Hospital rapid build ward, and on what date is it expected to become operational?

  • 25689

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    Has the site location for Waikato's rapid build ward changed since September 2025, if so on what date?

  • 25690

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    Will the Minister confirm that the Waikato ward will operate as an assessment and diagnostic area near the emergency department as originally described; if the function has changed, what is the current intended function?

  • 25691

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    Has any capital or operational funding originally allocated to the Waikato Hospital rapid build ward been reallocated, withheld, or returned; if so, what amount, and to what purpose?

  • 25693

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    How many beds will the Waikato Hospital rapid build ward provide, and what is its budgeted capital cost?

  • 25694

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    Has the Waikato Hospital ward been delayed, descoped, paused, or cancelled at any point since it was announced; if so, what was the nature of the change and who authorised it?

  • 25695

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    What is the current status of the Waikato Hospital rapid build ward, and on what date is it now expected to become operational?

  • 25697

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    Will the new ward announced for Waikato Hospital under the fast-tracked hospital wards programme proceed; if not, why not, and on what date was that decision made?

  • 25698

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    Has the scope, bed count, location, or timeline of any of the five wards changed since the programme was announced; if so, for which wards, what changed, and on what date was each change decided?

  • 25700

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    How many FTE staff are required to operate each of the five rapid-build wards, and how many, if any, of those positions have been recruited to date?

  • 25701

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    What is the budgeted operational funding for each of the five rapid-build wards for 2025/26 and 2026/27?

  • 25703

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    Will all five wards in the fast-tracked hospital wards programme be delivered, if not, which will not proceed, and why?

  • 25704

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    How many of the five fast-tracked wards are on track to become operational in the second half of 2026 as at 3 June 2026, and what is the expected operational date for each?

  • 25705

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    How many of the 140 new beds in the fast-tracked hospital wards programme will be located at each of Middlemore, Waikato, Wellington Regional, Nelson, and Hawke's Bay Hospitals?

  • 25707

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    What is the total capital cost of the fast-tracked hospital wards programme, and what is the capital cost attributed to each of the five wards individually?

  • 26776

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    What is the current status and confirmed operational date of the Hawke's Bay Hospital rapid build ward?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

Budget 2025 provided investment for the fast-tracked hospital wards programme, delivering five interim inpatient units at Middlemore Hospital, Waikato Hospital, Wellington Regional Hospital, Nelson Hospital, and Hawke’s Bay Hospital as…

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25842, 26316 (2026)

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    Francisco Hernandez

    List MP · Green Party

    25842

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    How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    26316

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    What is the total amount, if any, spent by agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible on advertising, communications, or promotional activity relating to Budget 2026,…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

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

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I am advised that the Public Service Commission’s 2026/27 detailed budgeting has not been finalised so this information is not available.

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Question 25869 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What number of schools are New Zealand Police currently delivering the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme as of 10 May 2026?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that, between 1 January 2026 and 10 May 2026, Police delivered the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme in 113 schools. The programme is primarily delivered in partnership with schools during Terms two and three. For context, over…

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Question 25870 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Questions 18407 (2026), 19343 (2026), 20839 (2026), 24562 (2026), and 24812 (2026).

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Question 25871 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Which Auckland Police districts currently deliver the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that all three Auckland Policing Districts (Counties Manukau, Auckland City, and Waitematā) currently deliver the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme.

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Question 25872 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

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None.

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Question 25873 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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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 papers to Cabinet during May 2026: 04/05/2026: Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review – HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills: Approval for Introduction…

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Question 25874 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

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

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Question 25875 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

Answer

On 26 May 2026 I took one paper to the Appointments and Honors Cabinet Committee, which is withheld under Speaker's Ruling 199/6.

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Question 25876 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What number of schools are New Zealand Police currently delivering the Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme as of 10 February 2026?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme is not typically delivered in Term one. However, during the period between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026, Police engaged with 14 individual schools to introduce the programme to…

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Question 25877 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

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

Answer

I refer the member to reply numbers; 19374 (2026), 24857 (2026), 20867 (2026) and 24608 (2026).

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Question 25878 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I refer the Member to replies 19331 (2026), 24797 (2026), 20827 (2026), and 24546 (2026).

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25879, 25880, 25881, 25882 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • 25879

    How many complaints, if any, did Te Pūkenga receive regarding Recognition of Prior Learning in January - June 2026?

  • 25880

    How many complaints, if any, did Te Pukenga receive regarding Recognition of Prior Learning in July-December 2024?

  • 25881

    How many complaints, if any, did Te Pukenga receive regarding Recognition of Prior Learning in July-December 2025?

  • 25882

    How many complaints, if any, did Te Pūkenga receive regarding Recognition of Prior Learning in January - June 2025?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I am advised the that the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST), formerly Te Pūkenga, does not receive individual learner complaints and therefore cannot comment on the specific nature of such complaints. Individual…

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Question 25883 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Questions 19323 (2026), 20779 (2026), 24536 (2026), and 24788 (2026).

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Question 25885 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth

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None.

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Question 25886 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

Answer

My Office and I receive a range of advice and documents relating to the Women portfolio. I refer the member to the below list of items received during the week beginning Monday 1 June 2026, two titles have been withheld under Speaker’s…

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Question 25888 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

To provide a list of all meetings and events I have declined, which divulges information on attendees, location and the event description, is not in the public interest and would impede the operation of my office.

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Question 25889 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

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I am advised that, to the best of my Office’s records, no invitations to events or meetings were declined during the week beginning 1 June 2026. Note: While my Office keeps records of invitations to ‘events’, it is administratively…

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Question 25890 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

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

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 10406 (2026).

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Question 25891 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

My office receives many invitations to events and meetings. As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a…

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Question 25892 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted: My…

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Question 25893 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

As Minister, I receive a large number of invitations and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 25894 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

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My office receives many invitations to events and meetings. As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a…

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Question 25895 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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My office receives many invitations to events and meetings. As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a…

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Question 25896 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 25897 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth

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None.

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Question 25898 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

Titles of advice that I have received, have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 25899 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…

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Question 25900 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I refer the Member to attachment 1. I have received two further documents, but I believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release titles at this time.

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Question 25901 (2026)

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning June 1st, 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

Corrected reply: 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 (MSD) is regularly published on MSD's…

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Question 25904 (2026)

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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  • What steps, if any, have been, or will be, taken to promote earlier resolution in Family Court matters, and what safeguards, if any, are in place to ensure these steps do not compromise decision quality, fairness or safety?

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Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

Answer

Proceedings under the Care of Children Act 2004 (CoCA) make up a significant proportion of Family Court matters. I am advised by the Ministry of Justice the following information: Parenting Through Separation (PTS) PTS courses are funded…

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Question 25905 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Did Health New Zealand advise the Minister or Associate Minister of Health Costello that the proportion of declined first specialist assessment referrals has reduced over the past year; if so, on what date, and based on what dataset?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand provided advice to my office in relation to an Oral Parliamentary Question on 21 May 2026 which stated Health NZ was developing capability to report nationally on declined referrals through the national…

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Question 25906 (2026)

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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  • How do delays, if any, in obtaining court‑ordered mental health and specialist reports affect case progression, and how does the Minister plan to mitigate them, broken down by court type and jurisdiction?

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Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

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I have interpreted your request as relating to court-ordered mental health reports in the criminal jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court, and to specialist reports directed by the Family Court. The time taken for a matter to be…

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Question 25907 (2026)

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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  • What assessment, if any, has been made of the impact the trend for defended Care of Children Act and Family Court applications has on judicial capacity and overall Family Court timeliness?

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Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

Answer

The Ministry of Justice conducts ongoing modelling to understand judicial resource requirements and timeliness in the Family Court. This modelling draws on a range of inputs including application volumes and events required to resolve…

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25908, 25909 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 25908

    Has Health New Zealand provided him or Associate Minister of Health Costello with data on declined referrals that differs from the seven-district figures released to the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists; if so, what is the data…

  • 25909

    Did the Associate Minister of Health's statement in the House on his behalf on 21 May 2026 that "the proportion declined has reduced over the past year" rely on the same seven-district data released to the Association of Salaried Medical…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that indicative information on decline data was provided in a briefing to my office on 20 May 2026 and was sourced from the national referral data set, which is still in development. I am further advised the data supplied to…

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Question 25910 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • By how many has the number of people waiting for a first specialist assessment changed since January 2025, and what is the source and date of that figure?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the health target results published on the Health New Zealand website.

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Question 25911 (2026)

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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  • What specific performance targets, if any, exist for reducing timeframes for Family Court proceedings, and are these targets on track?

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Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

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The setting of performance targets for the courts is a matter for the judiciary. The Statement of Principles between the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) acknowledges that responsibility for measuring court performance…

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Question 25912 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many first specialist assessments were delivered in each of 2023, 2024 and 2025?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the health target results published on the Health New Zealand website.

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25913, 25914 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 25913

    On what date does he expect Health New Zealand to be able to report validated national data on declined first specialist assessment referrals?

  • 25914

    Does Health New Zealand hold validated national data on the number and proportion of first specialist assessment referrals declined in each of 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if so, what are those figures?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand has established a national data collection and aims to have this available by the end of December 2026.

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Question 25915 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • When the Associate Minister stated on 21 May 2026 on his behalf that "the proportion declined has reduced over the past year," what specific data was that statement based on, and will he provide it?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Questions 25905 (2026) and 25908 (2026).

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Question 25916 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, early childhood teaching staff did not hold a teaching qualification in the week of May 25th 2026; and how many, if any, did?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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The information sought by the Member is not collected by the Ministry of Education for the week of May 25 2026.

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Question 25917 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, early childhood teaching staff did not hold a teaching qualification in the week of November 27th 2023; and how many, if any, did?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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The information sought by the Member is not collected by the Ministry of Education for the week of November 27 2023.

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Question 25918 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of May 25th 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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Question 25919 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of May 25th 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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Question 25920 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of May 25th 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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Question 25921 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of May 25th 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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Question 25922 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of May 25th 2026; broken down by region?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to the attached table showing early learning services operating during the week 25 May 2026.

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Question 25923 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of May 25th 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.