8151 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 24 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	8151 (2026)
Question asked:	11 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	19 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_08151_2026
Document guid:	880b35d5-01f2-4f3f-96cb-a583fdb1d7d2

8151 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Prime Minister: Why did the Cabinet Office change, on 13 February 2025, their advice given to the Hon Chris Bishop on 14 December 2023 that he should not make Ministerial decisions in respect of the Melling Interchange, given his advocacy for that project as an MP?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: Cabinet Office advice to Ministers about conflicts of interest (and related information) is inherently confidential and not disclosed. This has been the approach of successive administrations, and I do not intend to depart from it.