24820 (2026). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Associate Minister of Finance

Written Question

Published date: 26 Jun 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24820 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Hon Barbara Edmonds
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Finance
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	21 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24820_2026
Document guid:	1fbfd700-6155-40c5-924a-16cc430073a8

24820 (2026). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Associate Minister of Finance: What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

Hon Shane Jones: With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there is good reason not to publish all or part of the material, or to delay the release beyond 30 business days. It is my view that the application of additional resources to answer this and similar questions now is not a good use of taxpayer funds and therefore not in the public interest.