4227 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 30 May 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	4227 (2024)
Question asked:	27 Mar 2024
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	26 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Corrected Reply
Document ID:	WQ_04227_2024
Document guid:	b3841d6d-da14-4c12-8423-a7f9338d5f1f

4227 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister of Health: What was the total annual cost to Te Whatu Ora for its internally and externally provided diagnostic pathology services in 2022/23, and what percentage of total annual Vote Health expenditure did that represent in 2022/23?

Hon Simeon Brown: Corrected reply: I am advised that in 2022/23 the total cost for internally and externally provided diagnostic pathology services was $641,181,218. The total appropriation for Vote Health was $24,009,479,000.