19824 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 16 May 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	19824 (2025)
Question asked:	29 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	12 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_19824_2025
Document guid:	a313a654-53c8-490c-a431-62a0dbd5a9c7

19824 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What is the funding source for progressively lowering the age for bowel cancer screening, and does this funding come from Health New Zealand's existing baselines or from new allocations in Budget 2025?

Hon Simeon Brown: As part of our Government's relentless focus on delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders, this funding was made available from an existing tagged contingency.