20032 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture

20032 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture: How much, if anything, did the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on flights in 2024, broken down into international and domestic flights?

Hon Todd McClay: International and domestic travel is an important aspect of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) work, and many staff are required to be mobile within New Zealand or overseas to provide or deliver services and operational activities to primary industry customers and stakeholders. International travel enables MPI staff to focus on market access, international policy, biosecurity protections, and New Zealand’s trading opportunities. I am advised that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) provides this information as part of MPI’s Annual Review processes. MPI’s 2023/24 Annual Review responses are publicly available here: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCPRIP_EVI_5cd48f15-5d0e-45a0-a9f5-08dd0db6d194_PRIP7245/f17d2ea11ff8d9b6bd8f3364d17dbd33d48f54b5 (Appendices Twenty-Six and Twenty-Seven).