7725 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Agriculture

7725 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Agriculture: What process, if any, was employed by the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies to brief the Minister on any savings and their impact on services and functions, as a result of the Government’s directive to reduce expenditure in the public service?

Hon Todd McClay: I have been regularly briefed by the Ministry for Primary Industries on their cost savings work as part of Budget 2024.