24530 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education

Written Question

Published date: 06 Jun 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24530 (2025)
Question asked:	22 May 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Vocational Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	02 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24530_2025
Document guid:	f6408fd2-305f-44ff-8681-0664202d8c53

24530 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education: How much, if any, has been budgeted for the Carbon Neutral Government Programme in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any for the 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026 financial year?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Tertiary Education Commission’s annual budget is $12,999, based on a Contract for Services with Toitū Envirocare for a carbon reduce certification programme. This consists of annual membership fees of $8,450 and annual carbon audit fees of $4,549.