Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
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What reports, if any, are there on the Community Mobilisation Toolkit for ethnic communities and if so, will it be released and when?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
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What evaluations, if any, are there on the Community Mobilisation Toolkit for ethnic communities and if so, will it be released and when?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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In response to Reply 38004 (2026) who, if anyone, determined and/or approved the scope of the access-control testing, including the exclusion of trial accounts, and what was the basis, if any, for concluding that testing of trial accounts…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that determining the scope of access-control testing was an operational decision made by the Ministry. For further information, I refer the Member to my responses to written…
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, remediation items remained open at go-live for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) and did any of those items relate to access control, authorisation, Identity and Access Management, monitoring…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that eight follow-up actions were identified as part of the Certification and Accreditation process and remained open at go-live for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART).…
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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In response to Reply 38004 (2026), was the exclusion of trial accounts from access control testing recorded as a residual risk, limitation, assumption, exception or outstanding action in the Certification and Accreditation approval…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
No. I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 39790 (2026).
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following Reply 28226 (2026), what advice, aide-memoires, or briefings, if any, did the Minister receive in preparation for or following the meeting noted in the Minister's diary as "MEET: Federated Farmers, Chairs of Beef + Lamb New…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
None.
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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In response to Reply 38004 (2026), were the Chief Digital Officer, Accreditation Authority, or Change Advisory Board informed that trial accounts had not been included in access-control testing prior to the Certification and Accreditation…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
No. For further information, I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary questions 39790 and 41021 (2026).
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What "correspondence" from Federated Farmers, referred to in "Resource Management Act Reform Weekly Update" for 8 May 2026, did the Minister receive in relation to an exemption application for Tasman District Council's Plan Change 84?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
Federated Farmers wrote to me on 22 August 2025 regarding Tasman District Council’s Plan Change 82 and Plan Change 84. I am advised a copy of this letter is available on the Federated Farmers' website.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 28226 (2026), what notes or documents, if any, did the Minister for Agriculture provide to Minister for RMA Reform Chris Bishop following Minister McClay's 11/02/2026 meeting with "Wayne Langford, Paul Melville, Oliver Ibbetson,…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
None.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 28226 (2026), what correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with Minister for RMA Reform Chris Bishop regarding resource management reform, following Minister McClay's 11/02/2026 meeting with "Wayne Langford, Paul Melville,…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
None.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 28226 (2026), what correspondence, if any, did the Minister for RMA Reform have with Minister for Agriculture Todd McClay regarding resource management reform, following Minister McClay's 11/02/2026 meeting with "Wayne Langford,…
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
None.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What written documents in digital or physical form, if any, has the Minister received in 2026 from or via Minister for Agriculture Todd McClay regarding resource management reform?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I received routine transfers of correspondence from members of the public via the office of the Minister for Agriculture on matters relating to my responsibilities as Minister Responsible for RMA Reform. No other documents have been…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
Did the planned "May 2026 Cabinet report-back to update on progress towards agricultural emissions reduction", as noted in BRF-7049 / B25-0624, occur?
What, if anything, was noted in the planned "May 2026 Cabinet report-back to update on progress towards agricultural emissions reduction", as noted in BRF-7049 / B25-0624?
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
Yes. A paper titled “Progress Towards Reducing New Zealand’s Agricultural Emissions” was taken to Cabinet on 29 June 2026 by myself and the Minister of Climate Change, Hon Simon Watts. The paper is currently being prepared for release and…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What was the outcome or finding of the "Bovaer review", which was due in June 2026, as referred to in paragraph 26 of the briefing 26-BRF-00592?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
There has been no outcome or finding from the review communicated to me, as the European Food Safety Authority’s review has not yet been published.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39776 (2026) did the Minister have ANY correspondence with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the "prevent[ion] [of] the restrictive elements on Plan Change 1 from applying during the transition period to…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture
In my role as Associate Agriculture Minister, no.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39327 (2026), who does the Minister consider should fund upgrades to South Island school drinking water supplies to address elevated nitrate levels in their drinking water?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
That is a matter for the relevant school boards, drinking water suppliers, and responsible agencies, where drinking water exceeds accepted standards, it should be rectified as soon as possible. My expectation is that safe and compliant…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following Reply 39778 (2026), did the Associate Minister have ANY correspondence with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the disapplication of the "prescribed nitrogen reductions" in the Manawatū/Whanganui region?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture
In my role of Associate Agriculture Minister, no.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39330 (2026), does the Minister consider the pollution of drinking water sources as a result of intensive farming in the South Island is also "not a good thing"?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
No. Where drinking water exceeds accepted standards, it should be rectified as soon as possible.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree that it is a "fact" that the water supply for Lagmhor School exceeded the drinking water limit for nitrate?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following Reply 39328 (2026), does the Minister also consider it important to reduce the pollution of drinking water at the source when it exceeds safe drinking levels?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes. It is important that drinking water meets safe drinking water standards.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree with the local MP that the issue of the water supply for Laghmor School exceeding the limit for nitrate in drinking water used "fear rather than facts" and if so, what did he not consider to…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes. As I stated in my answer to Written Question 38343 (2026).
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree the story about nitrate in the Lagmhor School water supply "denigrate LAGMHOR farming families", and if so, how?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes. As I stated in my answer to Written Question 38343 (2026).
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister for the South Island agree with the comments of the local MP, James Meager, that it was a "scare campaign, drummed up to denigrate LAGMHOR farming families by using fear rather than facts to make…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes. As I stated in my answer to Written Question 38343 (2026).
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following Reply 39333 (2026), does the Minister consider reducing pollution from South Island farms to be one of the "solutions to fix any water levels that exceed the maximum acceptable value" for nitrate?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Yes. Reducing pollution from any source can be one way of addressing nitrate levels. However, as I have previously stated, it is possible to increase farming intensity while reducing pollution levels. For example, by adopting new…
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, homeschooling whānau as at 16 September 2026 have returned a Statutory Declaration for the 2026/1 period (January 1st 2026 - June 30th 2026)?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the information requested by the Member is not held in a way that is able to be collated in the timeframe available to answer written parliamentary questions.
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, homeschooling whānau as at 16 September 2026 have returned a Statutory Declaration for the 2025/2 period (July 1st 2025 - December 31st 2025)?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the information requested by the Member is not held in a way that is able to be collated in the timeframe available to answer written parliamentary questions.
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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How many students, if any, were enrolled in Home Education from January 1st 2026 - June 30th 2026; relating to how many home schooling families?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, as at 30 June 2026, there were 11,220 students actively engaged in Home Education, relating to 6,728 home schooling families.
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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How many students, if any, were enrolled in Home Education in 2025; relating to how many home schooling families?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, as at 31 December 2025, there were 11,501 students actively engaged in Home Education, relating to 6,818 home schooling families.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Which schools, if any, currently face long-term 'do not drink' or 'boil water' notices for their water supplies?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, while it maintains records of water quality incidents affecting schools, the authoritative record of current long-term consumer advisories, including 'do not drink' and 'boil water' notices,…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, currently has a long term 'do not drink' or 'boil water' notice in place for their drinking water supply?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The attached tables outline, as at 31 August 2026, supplies with long-term active consumer advisories (boil water notices and ‘do not drink’ notices) in place. The list includes a number of supplies in which consumer advisories are…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, are drinking water supplies currently facing additional monitoring requirements for nitrate as a result of exceeding half of the Maximum Acceptable Value for nitrate in drinking water?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
All registered supplies with source water exceeding 50 percent of the MAV for nitrate are required to undertake additional nitrate monitoring. When nitrate levels in treated drinking water exceed the MAV, the supplier and the laboratory…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, were 'boil water' notices issued in 2026 to date, listed by name and location?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The attached table lists the supply names and locations for ‘boil water’ notices issued in 2026 as at 31 August 2026.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, were 'do not drink' notices issued in 2026 to date, listed by name and location?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The attached table lists the supply names and locations for ‘do not drink’ notices issued in 2026 as at 31 August 2026.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, have breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations been found in 2026 to date, and what measure of water quality did the breaches relate to?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The attached table lists laboratory notifications of breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations by supply name, location, and determined breached.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, do not drink notices have been issued in 2026 to date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai advises that suppliers issued 60 ‘do not drink’ notices between 1 January 2026 and 31 August 2026.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, boil water notices have been issued in 2026 to date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai advises that suppliers issued 59 ‘boil water’ notices between 1 January 2026 and 31 August 2026.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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When, exactly, will Taumata Arowai publish its "Drinking Water Regulation Report 2025"?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai published the Drinking Water Regulation Report 2025 on 21 September 2026.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What correspondence or discussions, if any, has the Minister's Under-Secretary for RMA Reform, Simon Court, had with Federated Farmers about the Natural Environment and Planning Bills since their introduction in December 2025?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I am advised that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for RMA Reform has had regular correspondence and discussions with stakeholders regarding the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill since their introduction, including Federated…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following Reply 28220 (2026), what other Ministers, Associate Ministers, Members of Government, individuals, or industry organisations were invited to the "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" but could not attend?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
There weren’t any other Ministers, Associate Ministers, Members of Government, individuals or industry organisations who were invited but didn’t attend, that I’m aware of.
Asked by
Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
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Has the government requested advice from the Privacy Commissioner regarding 'Smart Glasses'; and, if so, what was that advice?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice
The Government has not requested advice from the Privacy Commissioner regarding Smart Glasses. However, I understand the Privacy Commissioner has outlined expectations for the personal use of smart glasses on the Privacy Commissioner’s…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with his Under-Secretary Simon Court regarding any of the meetings he (Simon Court) had with Federated Farmers on "RMA Reform" dated 03/04/25, 26/06/24, 19/03/24, 18/12/25, and 11/02/26?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I have had no specific conversations with Under-Secretary Simon Court regarding meetings the Under-Secretary has had with Federated Farmers.
Asked by
Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
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Of the estimated $19 million cost to the Crown if the procurement process for Liquefied Natural Gas does not result in a signed contract, how much of this is contracted/committed expenditure versus projected future spend?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
I am advised that the estimated close-out cost includes expenditure already incurred, contractual commitments, and forecast procurement close-out costs. As at August 2026, approximately $5.4 million had been spent. The remaining costs…
Asked by
Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
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What were the findings, ratings, or recommendations of the Treasury Gateway review of procurement process for an LNG import facility?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
I am advised that the Treasury Gateway Review completed in June 2026 made recommendations to strengthen delivery confidence. I am further advised that an action plan endorsed by The Treasury was developed in response, and substantial…
Asked by
Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
What specific cost drivers account for the $5.6 million increase between the original and revised estimates for procurement for an LNG import facility?
What is the reason for the increase in the forecast cost of the procurement for an LNG import facility from $21.3 million to $26.9 million, and when was this revised forecast confirmed?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
I am advised that the increase reflects refined project estimates as further information became available on the scope, timing and resourcing requirements of the project. The revised forecast includes additional support, option assessment…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with environmental Non-Governmental Organisations regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which was included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?
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Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with environment Non-Government Organisations regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
The Environmental Defence Society wrote to me on 17 September 2026 requesting that clause 10B be removed from the Natural Environment Bill.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 37325 (2026), what schools around New Zealand, if any, have exceeded half the Maximum Acceptable Value for nitrate in their drinking water supplies, the level at which additional monitoring requirements apply?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I refer the Member to the attached table that lists schools known to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) to have recorded nitrate concentrations exceeding half of the Maximum Acceptable Value in their water supplies. The Ministry does…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Does the Ministry of Justice record the reason each proposal to the Proceeds of Crime Fund is declined; if so, in what form is that record held, and will the Minister release the recorded reason for each proposal declined since 27 November…
Answered by
Hon Nicole McKee
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
I am advised only public service and non-public service departments (eligible agencies) can submit proposals to the Proceeds of Crime Fund. The assessment information and advice provided to Ministers form the record supporting funding…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Did the Minister receive any advice for his meeting on 6/03/2024 titled "MEET: Federated Farmers" (with "Mark Hooper, Colin Hurst and Paul Melville, Federated Farmers, Hon McLay, Officials") regarding "RMA Reform"?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I received a meeting briefing setting out the topics Federated Farmers wished to discuss. The briefing did not provide advice on any specific proposals from Federated Farmers.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Minister received any advice since 27 November 2023 on applying any part of the Proceeds of Crime Fund to purposes other than the Proceeds of Crime Fund; if so, on what date, and what did that advice say, if anything?
Answered by
Hon Nicole McKee
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
In June 2024, I received advice on “alternative settings” for the Fund, that included merging the Fund with the Social Investment Fund or returning Fund revenue to the centre (consolidated fund). That advice was not accepted. In January…