9326 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Education

9326 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Education: What funding, if any, has been distributed by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible to any entity in which a current member of the governing parties' boards, officers, or staff hold a governance or paid role since 27 November 2023, listed by recipient entity, amount, purpose, date, and the name of the connection?

Hon Erica Stanford: The information sought by the Member is not held centrally, or collated by the Ministry of Education in a way that is readily reportable in the timeframe available to respond to written parliamentary questions. I am advised that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has not distributed any funding to any entity in which a current member of the governing parties' boards, officers, or staff hold a governance or paid role since 27 November 2023. I am advised that the following funding has been distributed by Education New Zealand to an entity in which a current member of the governing parties’ boards, officers, or staff hold a governance or paid role since 27 November 2023: Ford Sumner Lawyers for commercial advice o 2023/24: $22,626.04 o 2024/25: $8,955.05. I am advised that no current member of the governing parties’ boards, officers, or staff hold a governance or paid role within the Education Review Office.