25931 (2026). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25931 (2026)
Question asked:	04 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	15 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25931_2026
Document guid:	bebb19fc-541a-418c-8857-4abccbc55df6

25931 (2026). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: How many Full-Time Equivalents, if any, are working, or have worked, on the Biometric Capability Upgrade?

Hon Erica Stanford: The BCU project has now been discontinued. I am advised that while the BCU project was running, MBIE FTE levels varied from 6 FTE to 28 FTE at any one time across the various phases of the BCU project.