16309 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 21 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	16309 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	17 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_16309_2026
Document guid:	db9ad867-7629-4b8b-9f81-e575c80dfdf3

16309 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Did Health NZ provide any advice that outsourcing ophthalmology to private providers would cost more than expanding public hospital capacity to deliver those services, and if so, what was that advice?

Hon Simeon Brown: I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 16330 (2026).