4369 (2024). Hūhana Lyndon to the Minister for Rural Communities

Written Question

Published date: 15 Apr 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	4369 (2024)
Question asked:	01 Apr 2024
Member asking:	Hūhana Lyndon
Portfolio:	Minister for Rural Communities
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Patterson
Answer received:	09 Apr 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_04369_2024
Document guid:	326539d0-4773-42bb-8582-44c430ae40a5

4369 (2024). Hūhana Lyndon to the Minister for Rural Communities: How many public sector roles based in rural communities will be lost as a result of the public sector cuts announced by the coalition government?

Hon Mark Patterson: The Ministry for Primary Industries is not proposing any reductions to frontline services and statutory roles, such as veterinarians, animal welfare, fishery and food compliance officers, or biosecurity teams at the border.