5012 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 03 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5012 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	25 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05012_2025
Document guid:	e60fbaeb-a9ee-4627-9667-2b50583c3ce0

5012 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2024 to achieve the expectation ‘Improve the availability of and access to cancer medicines in New Zealand’ under the objective ‘1.5 Faster access to medicines and pharmaceuticals’ within the Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027?

Hon Simeon Brown: Our Government is focused on delivering timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders. This includes Kiwis living with cancer. I refer the Member to my recent press release: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/marking-world-cancer-day-0