Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment
None.
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education
I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 58853 (2025).
Asked by
Willie Jackson
List MP · Labour Party
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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
In my capacity as Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment
In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 8 December 2025: 8 December - 25-BRF-00086 - Responding to an invitation to comment on the Takitimu North Link - Stage 2…
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education
I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 58855 (2025).
Asked by
Willie Jackson
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
None.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment
None.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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Is she considering a tax-based model for hard-to-recycle plastics?
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment
No.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What evidence, if any, did she use in her determination that an open-ended timeframe regarding hard-to-recycle plastics would allow for engagement with businesses struggling to find replacements considering industry, like Woolworths, have…
Answered by
Hon Penny Simmonds
Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment
Ministry for the Environment officials, alongside myself, have continued to engage with stakeholders about their readiness for transitioning to new materials. The Waste Minimisation Act (2008) requires the Minister for the Environment to…