Written questions

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 26566

  What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…

• 26682 (matches this search)

  What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What rules or directives, if any, were sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding making bids for Budget 2026?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were asked to identify savings as part of the 2026 Budget?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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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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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 25 May 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

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 requested, if any, during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the actual versus forecast delivery progress, cost and in-service date of each major capability project funded under the Defence Capability Plan in previous Budgets, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much of the new spending in Vote Defence Force in Budget 2026 is non-cash, including the approximately $139.6 million for Depreciation Expense Arising from Asset Revaluations and the approximately $61.4 million one-off increase to the…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total tagged-contingency provision for maritime fleet renewal across the Defence Capability Plan initiatives funded in Budget 2026 (including the Polar Patrol, Uncrewed Persistent Surveillance, and Transformation and Programme…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast cost and scope of the Defence Capability Plan – Maritime Platform Restoration Activities – ANZAC Frigates and HMNZS Canterbury initiative funded in Budget 2026 (approximately $71.5 million of operating and $142.6…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the cost, location and purpose of each of the 11 projects funded under the Defence Capability Plan – Small-scale Capability Projects initiative in Budget 2026 (approximately $33.1 million of operating funding for equipment and…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many homes, at which bases, will be delivered under the Defence Capability Plan – Homes for Families Tranche 1, Part 4 initiative funded in Budget 2026 (which provides funding, partly held in contingency, for residential dwellings at…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What remuneration increases, if any, are funded by the Defence Force Remuneration initiative in Budget 2026 (approximately $120.0 million of operating funding to move military and civilian staff remuneration closer to market), expressed as…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many additional military personnel, if any, will be recruited through the Defence Capability Plan – Workforce Recovery initiative funded in Budget 2026 (approximately $20.0 million of operating funding to increase the military…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total capital provision, including amounts held in tagged contingency, for the Budget 2025 Defence Investments confirmed in Budget 2026 (which include replacing the New Zealand Defence Force's eight Seasprite helicopters with…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total cost, scope and timeline of Phase 2A of the Frigate Life Extension Programme funded in Budget 2026 under the Defence Capability Plan – Frigate Life Extension initiative (the figures for which were withheld for commercial…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 24926

  For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

• 24945 (matches this search)

  For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21162

  Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

• 21308 (matches this search)

  Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21166

  What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

• 21309 (matches this search)

  What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21177

  What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

• 21319 (matches this search)

  What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21179

  Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…

• 21323 (matches this search)

  Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21181

  How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

• 21324 (matches this search)

  How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21555

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…

• 21672 (matches this search)

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21562

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…

• 21680 (matches this search)

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21565

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…

• 21677 (matches this search)

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21576

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…

• 21687 (matches this search)

  For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21585

  Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…

• 21697 (matches this search)

  Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21593

  Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…

• 21706 (matches this search)

  Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21923

  How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

• 22037 (matches this search)

  How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21924

  Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…

• 22035 (matches this search)

  Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21932

  What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

• 22051 (matches this search)

  What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21943

  How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…

• 22058 (matches this search)

  How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21945

  What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…

• 22054 (matches this search)

  What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 21965

  How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…

• 22080 (matches this search)

  How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22282

  What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…

• 22394 (matches this search)

  What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22289

  Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…

• 22406 (matches this search)

  Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22301

  What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…

• 22413 (matches this search)

  What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22303

  What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

• 22417 (matches this search)

  What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22318

  Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…

• 22433 (matches this search)

  Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22332

  Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

• 22446 (matches this search)

  Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 22642

  What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

• 22753 (matches this search)

  What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…