13787 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Associate Minister of Health

13787 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Associate Minister of Health: On how many occasions, if any, since 27 November 2023, has the Minister intervened in, overruled, or influenced a decision made by any agency under their responsibility, and what were the circumstances of each instance?

Hon David Seymour: I set out my instructions to Pharmac for 2023/24 and 2024/25 to the Board Chair via my Letter of Expectations: https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/publications/corporate-publications/letter-of-expectations. Beyond my Letter of Expectations, I refer the Member to section 66(2) of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022: (2) No direction may be given to Pharmac under section 103 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 that would— (a) require Pharmac to purchase a pharmaceutical from a particular source or at a particular price; or (b) provide any pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical subsidy or other benefit to a named individual.