5713 (2026). Steve Abel to the Minister for Regional Development

Written Question

Published date: 23 Mar 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5713 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Minister for Regional Development
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	18 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05713_2026
Document guid:	2d9be162-f213-4148-a884-5e1c496342f1

5713 (2026). Steve Abel to the Minister for Regional Development: What advice, briefings, reports, or aide-memoire, if any, did the Minister receive to inform his decision to ring-fence $80 million of the Regional Infrastructure Fund for critical minerals, listed by title and date?

Hon Shane Jones: I received the following papers from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: - Briefing: Regional Infrastructure Fund investment proposals - 19 November 2025 (12/11/2025) - Briefing: Regional Development Ministerial Group Meeting - 16 December 2025 (12/12/2025)