10795 (2024). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Agriculture

Written Question
Published date: 24 May 2024
10795 (2024). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Agriculture: What correspondence, including letters, emails, text messages, whatsapp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, if any, has the Minister or any member of their Office sent between 27 November 2023 and 9 May 2024, to the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries or their Office about reducing staff numbers at MPI by 9%?
Hon Todd McClay: Neither I, nor any member of my office sent any communication between 27 November 2023 and 9 May 2024, to the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) about reducing staff numbers at MPI by nine percent. These decisions are the responsibility of the Chief Executive.