12345 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 03 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	12345 (2025)
Question asked:	19 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	29 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_12345_2025
Document guid:	2b4a06de-65ef-4c3f-86a8-2111160a5666

12345 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health: How much, if anything, did Te Whatu Ora budget for Starlink goods or services in the 2025 calendar year, and how much, if anything, has been spent so far this year?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that the only occurrence of purchases in relation to Starlink occurred as part of the emergency response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Given a number of these purchases were made through third-party vendors, it would take a substantial amount of collation to provide this information. I do not consider this to be in the public interest.