24409 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Immigration

24409 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Immigration: In the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies for which savings have been identified, resulting from the Government’s directive to reduce expenditure in the public service, what percentage of employees who have lost or are set to lose their roles, as well as vacancies that will not be filled, if any, are located in the West Coast Region, as at 30 May 2024?

Hon Casey Costello: As Associate Minister of Immigration, I have no responsibility for savings at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. I refer the Member to the Minister for Economic Development’s answer to written parliamentary question 24263 (2024).