6509 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question
Published date: 29 Apr 2024
6509 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What advice, if any, has the Minister sought, within the timeframe of receiving her ministerial warrant to 16 April 2024, on the financial implications of the Smokefree legislation repeal including potential increased health costs and reduced productivity over the lifetime of the population alive in 2020, by title, date, and publication?
Hon Casey Costello: Titles of all advice that I have received will be proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand, and Māori Health Authority websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/advice-provided-ministers https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/ https://www.teakawhaiora.nz/en-NZ/about-us/corporate-documents/advice-provided-to-the-minister-and-associate-ministers-of-health