12630 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

12630 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What proportion, if any, of people receiving Ministry of Social Development employment case management were referred for one or more of work-readiness, literacy and numeracy, driver training, mental health, counselling and addiction services, as of 31 December 2025?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development is unable to provide the information sought by the Member within a written parliamentary question timeframe as it would take substantial effort and require the Ministry to divert personnel from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering these questions within this timeframe is not in the public interest. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 12631, 12632, 12629 and 12633 (2026).