21127 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Digitising Government

Written Question
Published date: 20 May 2025
21127 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Digitising Government: On how many occasions, if any, broken down by date and title of email or document received, has the Minister received emails or official Government documents provided to them in their capacity as Ministers in email accounts that weren't provided to them by Ministerial Services, Parliamentary Services or any other Public sector provider?
Hon Judith Collins: Emails were sent from the Minister's parliamentary email address for a number of reasons such as sending herself the details of an event invitation during overseas travel, sending herself a copy of a social media video script to use while filming it, sending herself a copy of a published PR to read, sending herself a copy of a media article to read, sending a link to a video to post on social media as it was unable to be downloaded on a work phone, sending photos to post on social media as they were unable to be downloaded on a work phone. None of the emails contain any material of a sensitive nature. The following emails have been sent from or received by parliamentary accounts: 10 February 2025 Confirmation: IDU Reagan Thatcher Dinner at MSC 2025 22 January 2025 Science reforms video script 19 January 2025 PR Refreshed team to drive economic growth in 2025 7 January 2025 Australian political poll results 12 December 2024 Trans Tasman December 12 Issue 11 December 2024 Youth Parliament 2025 4 December 2024 Rude correspondence (made a post about it on social media)