9761 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister

9761 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister: What independent reviews, evaluations, or inquiries, if any, have been commissioned by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by department or entity, the name or subject of the review, the reviewer or organisation appointed, the date commissioned, and the total cost or estimated cost?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a departmental agency hosted by DPMC until 25 September 2025. The Cyclone Recovery Chief Executive was a functional Chief Executive appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 in March 2023 and disestablished with effect from 1 July 2025. I am advised as follows: Information relating to reviews, evaluations and inquires in relation to DPMC for the 2024/25 financial year is set out in the DPMC Annual Review 2024/25: Question 5: External reviews, inquiries, or investigations and Question 10: Evaluations of spending initiatives Question 16: Evaluation of activities and improving outcomes Question 28: Evaluation of spending initiatives https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCGOA_EVI_f908c1ba-7843-46a1-b6a2-08de12a0458d_GOA47335/db3f4f71c63398f61088f382597957a54c1b122b Information relating to reviews, evaluations and inquires in relation to DPMC and NEMA for the 2023/24 financial year is set out in the DPMC and NEMA 2023/24 Annual Review: Question 4: Inquiries or investigations and Question 5: Reviews, working groups and inquiries Reports, planning and evaluation Question 39: Evaluations of policies or programmes Question 41: Monitoring, evaluation and auditing of programmes https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCGOA_EVI_6e98c62c-f3ab-41ab-b3eb-08dd0731b318_GOA31350/29a2602168d83d200fc4ad36c9a39f772a1a1061 Information for the current financial year for DPMC is currently not collated, and it is not in the public interest for officials to undertake this work.