25749 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister of Defence

Written Question

Published date: 11 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25749 (2025)
Question asked:	22 May 2025
Member asking:	Hon Barbara Edmonds
Portfolio:	Minister of Defence
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	05 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25749_2025
Document guid:	4eddb911-2994-4e05-bc9b-c41b20117ede

25749 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister of Defence: How many permanent staff, if any, will be employed within each of the Minister’s responsible agencies, if any, during 2025/26 financial year?

Hon Judith Collins: Each year, the New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence (along with other Public Service departments and departmental agencies) are required to report on permanent staff within their respective agencies, through Select Committee Annual Reviews. I refer the member to this publicly available information on the Parliament website at the following link: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCFADT_EVI_48f9274b-f12b-4b00-6d36-08dc80ee0281_FADT615/b6062ad6025c3ed1195a4fda5579b0deef17a729