Written questions

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government partially privatise in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government sell in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury identify that the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What were the “about a dozen” state owned assets that Treasury identified the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  What advice, briefings, documents, or correspondence if any, did the Minister or any member of her office, receive on the Public Infrastructure Risk Management Scheme Development, since January 1st 2026 listed by title and date?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  What meetings, if any, listed by location, date, and attendees, did the Minister attend since January 1st 2026 regarding insurance for Government agencies?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  What advice, briefings, documents, or correspondence if any, did the Minister or any member of her office, receive on equity injections to the Natural Hazards Commission, since January 1st 2026 listed by title and date?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  What meetings, if any, did the Minister attend since January 1st 2026 with the Natural Hazards Commission including location, event description, and attendees?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What data has Treasury collected so far on interest rates and terms actually offered under settled Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans, compared to standard commercial lending?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  Have there been any defaults on Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans to date, and if so, what has been the cost to the Crown?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  How many projects approved for loans to date under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme involve gas efficiency measures, versus fuel-switching, versus asset-switching?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What monitoring mechanism is in place to verify banks are complying with the legal requirement to pass on the benefit of the 80% Crown guarantee under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, and how frequently is this reported to…

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the current breakdown of loans issued by each participating bank in the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the average loan size approved so far under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, and how does this compare to the $50 million per-business cap?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, briefings, reports, or any other written document, if any, has the Minister received on the progress of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme progress since the scheme's establishment, listed by title and date?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  How many applications under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme have been approved, and how many declined, listed by participating bank?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  Since the five banks initially signed deeds of indemnity for the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, have any further banks joined the Scheme, or approached the Treasury to do so?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the total volume of gas use avoided, if any, as a result of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  How is the deferral of increases to the fuel excise tax a "targeted response"?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the total cost of the increased in-work tax credit as a result of the fuel crisis since it was introduced on April 1, 2026, and how does this compare with any projected or modelled costs prior to introduction?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the total cost to Government of the delay in raising fuel excise tax schedule for 2027?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the replies to written questions 37886 (2026) and 37231 (2026), does she agree that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules, and if so, on what basis; has she requested the terms of reference for the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37886 (2026), has she been informed of Ferry Holdings Ltd's review into its procurement practices; if so, on what date and by whom, and what written advice has she or her office received regarding…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What was the total cost of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Cook Strait ferry options, including fees, secretariat and any external advice it commissioned?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister of Finance stand by her statement that construction jobs depend on the pipeline of transport infrastructure funded by fuel taxes, and how many jobs, if any, are estimated to be affected by the Government's own decision to…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister of Finance stand by her statement of 27 August 2026 that the decision not to increase fuel tax merely needed to be formalised, and had Cabinet made that decision at the time the statement was made?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?