13561 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Written Question

Published date: 04 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	13561 (2025)
Question asked:	20 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Camilla Belich
Portfolio:	Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	31 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_13561_2025
Document guid:	9484daa9-3662-4823-9ef9-3774d439b587

13561 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What is the total amount, if any, spent on severance payments and redundancy packages by any agencies under the Minister’s responsibility since 27 November 2023, broken down by agency and highest individual payment?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am advised that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage report on this information as part of the Estimates and Annual Review Select Committee examinations. The information requested, to the extent it is available, is held within the Ministry's response to 2023/24 Annual review of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Written Questions. For information relating to severence or redundancy costs incurred by the Ministry, I refer the member to Question 1, on pages 12 - 14, of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage 2023/24 Annual review: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCSSC_EVI_e7113766-5372-4670-6fe3-08dcebf31e9f_SSC10704/5d176172855b773221a0a77b5c352bd5faf6ad4c. Further information will likely be included in the upcoming Estimates review.