Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Phil Twyford
Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Associate Minister of Immigration
None
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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,…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, has the Minister received from MPI, the Commerce Commission, or industry representatives regarding the commercial and legal implications of prolonged flockdowns, including the potential impact on free-range egg…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
None.
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
Does the Commerce Commission believe that producers may face challenges meeting free-range labelling expectations during prolonged emergency biosecurity measures, particularly where flockdowns are voluntary recommendations rather than…
What guidance , if any, has the Commerce Commission provided to industry regarding Fair Trading Act obligations if voluntary flockdown arrangements extend beyond two months?
What guidance has the Commerce Commission provided to industry regarding Fair Trading Act obligations for prolonged voluntary flockdown arrangements, such as those that extend beyond two months?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Commerce Commission published guidance on free range egg and poultry claims during a potential avian influenza outbreak to provide guidance to the industry in March 2025. The guidance is available on the Ministry for Primary…
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
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Is the Commerce Commission aware of egg producers reportedly using adhesive labels or stickers to inform consumers that eggs may have been produced under temporary emergency flockdown arrangements, if so, what information does the…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Staff from the Commerce Commission have met with industry stakeholders. The Commerce Commission understands that industry is exploring approaches to inform consumers, which includes a possible sticker option.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Did the retirement commissioner obtain financial information directly from retirement village operators, their advisers, or the Retirement Villages Association for the purpose of modelling mandatory repayment timeframes; if so, list from…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I am informed the Retirement Commission did not directly undertake any modelling of mandatory repayment timeframes itself.
Asked by
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 20 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 27 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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,…
Asked by
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Phil Twyford
Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Associate Minister of Immigration
The documents I received from MBIE in the week beginning 27 July 2026 are listed in the table attached. This list includes formal briefings and aides-mémoire where I am recorded as the main recipient as the Associate Minister of…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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…
Asked by
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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,…
Asked by
Phil Twyford
Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Associate Minister of Immigration
None
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
None.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Financial Markets Authority released an AI in Financial Advice Survey on 6 August 2026 as part of a broader thematic review examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across New Zealand's financial advice sector.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
None.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What public engagement surveys, if any, have been completed regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Financial Markets Authority completed the two following surveys regarding artificial intelligence: Understanding AI in Financial Services (May 2024) and Access to Advice consumer survey (September 2025).
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Accreditation Council has not run a procurement process as such. It has sourced 13 ChatGPT licences for approved staff, which has been done incrementally over time. The costs of the licences is approximately $40 each. More recently, it…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What automated approvals, if any, are currently operating within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
None.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What algorithm impact assessments, if any, have been done in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
None.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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…
Asked by
Phil Twyford
Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Associate Minister of Immigration
None
Asked by
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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,…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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…
Asked by
Phil Twyford
Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Associate Minister of Immigration
The documents I received from MBIE in the week beginning 19 July 2026 are listed in the table attached. This list includes formal briefings and aides-mémoire where I am recorded as the main recipient as the Associate Minister of…
Asked by
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister agree with the Christchurch parents who claim there has been a concerted effort to control the narrative of the product recall notice, which was drafted in collaboration with MBIE; if so, what advice has he asked for?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Product recall notices are provided by suppliers, and suppliers are responsible for any representations made in them. While MBIE provides comment on notices in some cases, where it has relevant information, suppliers make the final…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
As of today, does the Government agree with Kmart's previous recall statement that, with regard to children's play sands sold in New Zealand "the risk that any asbestos found, that is likely to be airborne or fine enough for inhalation, is…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Product recall notices are provided by suppliers, and suppliers are responsible for any representations made in them.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister agree with the Christchurch parents who have claimed that Kmart minimised the health risks posed to consumers by saying in the product recall notice that the release of respirable asbestos fibres was unlikely to occur in…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Product recall notices are provided by suppliers. Suppliers are responsible for ensuring their accuracy.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister agree with the Christchurch parents who have claimed that Kmart minimised the health risks posed to consumers by saying in the product recall notice that respirable asbestos had not been detected in any of the tested…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Product recall notices are provided by suppliers. Suppliers are responsible for ensuring their accuracy.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister support Christchurch parents Elle Chrisp and David Dingwall who took Kmart to the Disputes Tribunal to reclaim costs they said they incurred having their children's play sand tested for asbestos; if not, why not?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
It would not be appropriate to comment on active legal proceedings.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What advice, if any, does the Minister have for parents who have sent Kmart letters asking for reimbursement of the costs of testing and cleanup of their homes for asbestos in children's sand products but haven't received a response from…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Where a consumer considers that a supplier has not met its obligations under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the consumer may take a case to the Disputes Tribunal.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister given MBIE a deadline to "update its advice" to the public about children's sand products; if so, when?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Advice to the public on health matters is provided by Health New Zealand, based on expert advice. MBIE refers the public to this advice and provides additional information about the recall process.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
Following the publication of AUT testing on 2 July 2026 that showed asbestos in contaminated sand can be airborne, is the Government considering a ban on the sale of these products, and if so, when?
Is the Minister considering a ban of children's sand products sold in New Zealand; if so, when would this ban come into force?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I am currently considering advice on options for addressing the risks posed by these products.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister agree with Consumer NZ that people with children who may have been exposed by asbsestos affected sand products needed “clarity” on what to do; if so, what clarifications, if any, is the Minister or Government intending to…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Advice to the public on what to do if they are exposed to asbestos is provided by Health New Zealand, based on expert advice. I am not seeking a change to this advice.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did the New Zealand workplace regulator's testing show that the asbestos fibres in children's sand products were of a respirable size; if so, when did the Minister of Consumer Affairs become aware of this?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I am not aware that WorkSafe New Zealand has undertaken testing of children’s sand products for absestos.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Is the Minister aware of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) research that found 90% of craft sand samples did release asbestos into the air when played with; if so, what actions, if any, did he take when he learned of this?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Yes, I am aware of this finding. I sought, and am currently considering, advice on options for addressing the risks posed by these products.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister agree with the Guardian's conclusion that the safety claim of the suppliers of children's sand products became the de facto position of the New Zealand government, despite having no additional evidence to support it; if…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
No. Product recall notices are provided by suppliers, and suppliers are responsible for any representations made in them. They are not endorsed by the government. Advice to the public on health matters is provided by Health New Zealand,…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Should parents have "every confidence" in this Government's handling of children's sand products possibly contaminated by asbestos; if so, why?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Yes. Government agencies have taken a precautionary approach to the risk from these products, acknowledging uncertainties around the risks. This has included ensuring that all products that have tested positive for asbestos are recalled,…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Under one option the Minister is considering regarding children's sand products, will testing and certification of products sold in New Zealand be done by the seller or by an independent entity?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I am currently considering advice on options for addressing the risks posed by these products.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What does the Minister mean by the statement, regarding product safety for children's play sand, “I want advice as to what the options are, and so, whatever the outcome is, we are toughening up on this product"?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I sought, and am currently considering, advice on options for addressing the risks posed by these products.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Will the Minister release to the public, outside the OIA process, the advice that he asked for on 2 July 2026 about how to toughen up rules on children’s play sand; if so, when and how?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I am currently considering advice on options for addressing the risks posed by these products. Communication around decisions made based on this advice will be made in due course.
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On what date did the Minister first know that children's sand products that were sold and recalled in New Zealand could have released cancer-causing asbestos fibres into the air?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
I was advised of the preliminary findings of the AUT research group on 29 June 2026.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Will the water-related debt allocation and valuation methodology used by Wellington metropolitan councils be made public once the Commerce Commission holds the transfer agreement details required under the information disclosure…
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 requires that each party to a transfer agreement must make the agreement publicly available. Under that Act, parties may redact information that is commercially sensitive from the published…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Cameron Brewer
Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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…