8879 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture

8879 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture: What correspondence, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister's departments, if any, received from Finance Minister Nicola Willis regarding cost savings?

Hon Todd McClay: The Ministry for Primary Industries have received copies of the following correspondence from the Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, regarding matters related to Budget 2024. This correspondence is publicly available on the Budget 2024 website at the links below: •Invitation Letter: Budget 2024 Invitation Letter - MPI - 21 December 2023 - https://budget.govt.nz/information-release/2024/pdf/b24-invit-agbio-4902210.pdf •Capital Invitation Letter: Budget 2024 Capital Invitation Letter - Ministry for Primary Industries - 25 January 2024 - https://budget.govt.nz/information-release/2024/pdf/b24-capinvit-agbio-4974270.pdf •Package Reply Letter: Budget 2024 decisions - Vote Forestry - 15 April 2024 - https://budget.govt.nz/information-release/2024/pdf/b24-reply-forest-4938929.pdf •Package Reply Letter: Budget 2024 decisions - Vote Agriculture, Biosecurity, Fisheries, and Food Safety - 23 April 2024 - https://budget.govt.nz/information-release/2024/pdf/b24-reply-agbio-4938913.pdf Any correspondence that my departments may have received from the Minister of Finance related to cost savings will be part of the Budget 2025 process and under active consideration. Correspondence of this nature is Budget Sensitive but may be included in the Budget 2025 proactive release.