8254 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues

8254 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues: What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the implications of the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office Circular of 13 September 2024 for their departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, listed by date and title?

Hon Louise Upston: I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the: - Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is regularly published on MSD's website. The lists of titles are available here: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-minister/index.html - Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha is regularly published on the ministry’s website. The lists of titles are available here: https://www.whaikaha.govt.nz/about-us/corporate-publications/reports-to-the-minister#scroll-to-2